Mississippi Grind

...a movie about lovable losers, leaning hard on the charisma of its two stars.

...while it’s a bit of a slow burner, Mendelsohn is so compelling, there’s really no need for things to speed up.

...a poignantly seductive love story about two marooned midlifers – one a loner, the other just lost.

This story of two losers gambling their way across the American south is a nostalgia act in the best way: it showcases aesthetic values that certain American filmmakers, writers and actors of the '70s embodied brilliantly...

Mississippi Grind is founded on a nicely threaded synthesis of familiar formulas—part buddy comedy, addiction narrative, road-tripper, and documentary-style portrait of socioeconomic malaise.