Review of Mississippi Grind (2015) by Leon B — 21 Mar 2016

Review:

I wasn't impressed with this movie because I was expecting some major twist throughout the film but nothing really happened. The way that Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn), met Curtis (Ryan Reynolds), in a casino, was a bit suspect and they became friends really quick, before going to New Orleans for a high stakes poker game. From there, it turns into a buddy movie, with Gerry gambling every penny he has and Curtis being a charismatic people's person but when Gerry loses all of there money, with loads of debts to pay, there relationship is pushed to the edge. There are other elements to the storyline but nothing really worth mentioning. The chemistry between the two gamblers was realistic but the sketchy script became uninteresting after a while. The ending was also annoying, because you don't know what Gerry is going to do with his winnings, and I didn't understand why Curtis deliberately got himself bitten up over a basketball game. Anyway, I personally think that it looked more interesting in the adverts and the poor script and disappointing storyline, became a bit repetitive after a while. Disappointing!

Round-Up:

Deadpool really did save Ryan Reynolds career, because his terrible choice of projects were damaging his reputation. His career really kicked off when he starred in Van Wilder in 2002 and he had small roles in the In-Laws and Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies. He then proved that he could turn his acting skills to action movies in Blade: Trinity and he also starred in the horror classic Amityville Horror, which was quite a terrible remake. He then went back to comedy movies for a while and then he took the lead in the Nines, which I thought was really under-rated, and Buried, which I really enjoyed. After the disappointing Green Lantern and R.I.P.D., people started to question why his movies were failing at the box office and films like the Voices and the Captive, didn't help matters but Deadpool has really blown up at the box office and brought Reynolds out of his downhill spiral of failures. I personally think that he is an unique actor who has tackled many genres but he needs to pick his projects with more thought. Anyway, this movie was directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, who brought you the great, Half Nelson and the funny, It's Kind Of A Funny Story. I personally think that they wasted the great cast, got a bit lazy with the script and didn't give Curtis much depth.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their dramatic movies starring Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne Landry, Jayson Warner Smith, Kerry Cahill and Sienna Miller. 4/10.