‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Review: Vince Vaughn and James Marsden in a Time-Traveling Hulu Comedy That Packs a Bloody Fun Punch
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Eiza González also stars in the second feature by BenDavid Grabinski, following a gangster, his girlfriend, her husband and a version of her husband from the future.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment If you’ve ever seen a mob flick before, you’d be forgiven for assuming at first glance that you’ve seen a million movies just like Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice , the second feature from writer-director BenDavid Grabinski . All the usual tropes would seem to be present and accounted for. There’s the gangster with the heart of gold ( James Marsden ’s Mike) who wants out of this ugly life. There’s the tragic love triangle between said gangster, his beautiful girlfriend ( Eiza González ’s Alice) and her husband ( Vince Vaughn ’s Nick), also a gangster and a far more vengeful one at that. There are corrupt cops, and reports of a mole, and an extra-special mystery assassin with an extra-nasty gimmick, who only gets flown in for the gnarliest jobs. Related Stories Movies 'Hokum' Review: Adam Scott Gets Spooked in Haunted Irish Hotel Horror Neither Completely Ho-Hum Nor Wholly Satisfying Movies 'Big Girls Don't Cry' Review: New Zealand Drama Dives Into a Vivid Portrait of Millennial Teen Confusion Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice The Bottom Line Violently entertaining. Venue: SXSW Film Festival Release date: Friday, March 27 Cast: Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Keith David, Jimmy Tatro Director-screenwriter: BenDavid Grabinski Rated R, 1 hour 47 minutes But then…there’s also the time machine. In the context of the story, it has the power to send someone back from the future in hopes of changing the past. In the context of the film, it possesses the ability to take all those well-worn elements and make them feel fresh again, by scrambling them into a sci-fi-action-comedy-thriller loaded with zippy style, upbeat humor and sneaky heart. The time traveler in question is Nick, or rather a version of Nick from six months in the future. This Nick arr...
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