Movie Reviews: Mississippi Grind, The Queen of Ireland, The Legend of Longwood

Gamblers Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) and Curtis (Ryan Reynolds) meet at a poker table as Mississippi Grind (15A) opens, and strike up a friendship even though life has dealt them very different hands.

Gerry is a goofy loner whose desperation to claw back his financial losses finds him taking increasingly reckless risks. Curtis, the joker in the pack, is outgoing and charismatic, a man who cares less about winning than he does for the addictive buzz of laying it on the line. When Curtis tells Gerry about a fabled poker game in New Orleans, the pair set off on a road trip down the Mississippi, bound for riches and fame.