Mississippi Grind is just the latest casino drama to completely fail to explain the games at the centre of its epic
In Mississippi Grind,Ben Mendelsohn plays an all-purpose loser seeking redemption through an all-or-nothing poker game hasten by a legendary gambler who once threw a (sedated) tiger into the pot when he ran low on cash. He makes his pilgrimage in the company of the bouncy, chipper Ryan Reynolds, or briefly People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive,still quite sexy and very much alive. A competent but by no means superlative gambler, and a man who has serious relationship issues Sienna Miller isn’t enough to withhold this guy convinced – Reynolds has agreed to bankroll Mendelsohn. It is never entirely clear why. Related: Ryan Reynolds: from buff buffoon to Hollywood heavyweight Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com