Film Review – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

“Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” is a crime story that recalls the heyday of Quentin Tarantino knockoffs during the mid-1990s, where other filmmakers, chasing a trend, offered their take on fast-talking hoodlums and their often violent problems. New to the mix is an element of time travel, giving writer/director BenDavid Grabinski an interesting angle to work with as he tries to disrupt the usual in tough guy activity with a sci-fi twist. It’s something of a surprise to watch “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” fail to build up much in the way of excitement and laughs, especially when it has certain conflicts that could be more combustible in the right hands. Grabinksi (who did okay with 2021’s “Happily”) goes the wrong way with the endeavor, which struggles with its low-energy approach and hackneyed way with action sequences. What should be an insane feature bursting with surprises ends up far sleepier than expected. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com