Synopsis
Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. A stormy but enduring relationship ensues between Kyle, with limitless patience, and Mike, who only lives his life by sowing discord in that of others, across many years of laughter, heartbreak, and rage.
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Cast
- Kyle MarvinKyle
- Michael Angelo CovinoMike
- Gayle RankinMarissa
- Talia BalsamSuzi
- George WendtJim
- Judith GodrècheAva
- Daniella CovinoDani
- Eden MalynBianca
- Kris AvedisianRonnie
- Sondra JamesGrandma
Recommendations
- 100
RogerEbert.com
Covino’s film is an exhilarating anomaly, if not a wake-up call for the visual potential of heartfelt comedy. - 91
IndieWire
This sharp two-hander veers from caustic to sweet with acrobatic filmmaking to spare. - 91
The Playlist
In short, the driving factor of Covino’s relentlessly funny, affecting comedy is neither cinematographic ingenuity, nor its tongue-in-cheek facetiousness, though these elements surely help. No, what’s most persuasive about Kyle and Mike is, simply put, Kyle and Mike themselves. - 83
The Film Stage
For better than worse, Covino directs it to within an inch of its life, presenting the modest narrative as a series of meticulously choreographed vignettes; each shot in what appears to be a single take. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The script intelligently dishes out key information in each vignette, with the scenes separated by major narrative ellipses that force the viewer to work a little in order to figure things out. - 80
Screen Daily
Kuperstein’s roaming camera may sometimes overwhelm the film with its artful choreography, but generally manages to take the viewer by surprise – as does a comic narrative which constantly takes unexpected turns. - 80
Variety
Beautifully written and performed by the director and real-life BFF Kyle Marvin, Covino’s film gets precisely the balance of dependency and denial that keeps a bad bromance afloat. - 80
CineVue
Covino’s brilliant comedy is original and smartly entertaining: a celebration of male friendship in all its ups and downs.
