Mikey and Nicky R

...don’t expect to like ‘em.
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  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 46 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: January 22, 2019
  • Originally Released: 2019
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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User Ratings: 781
Rating: 3/4 -- An intriguing detour for Elaine May... Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Mar 3, 2016
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Despite several fine moments and a terrific performance by Peter Falk, this one ultimately comes up short. Full Review
Film Frenzy
Jan 25, 2019
Rating: 5/5 -- [Mikey and Nicky] is always moving forward, building and building towards its heartbreaking climax. Full Review
FanboyNation.com
Jan 31, 2019
Rating: A -- [VIDEO ESSAY] Elaine May wrote and directed "Mikey and Nicky" (1976) as a feminist think piece driven by her volatile male characters. Full Review
ColeSmithey.com
Jun 1, 2015
Rating: B+ -- Elaine May's feature not only stars John Cassavetes, but also feels like a tribute to his work (particularly Husbands). Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jun 23, 2011
What emerges is a profound, unsentimental portrait of male friendship-and of its ultimate impossibility. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Jan 1, 2000
Considering the gross overextension of the shoot and the indulgence of the actors, ... it makes perfect sense that the movie feels like the result of a game of 52 pick-up rather than the realization of a design. Full Review
Blogcritics.org
Jul 21, 2006

Product Description:

Elaine May's tense, well-paced thriller is her third film, and one of her most innovative. Using three cameras that she sometimes left running for hours, May captured a spontaneous, real interaction between actor Peter Falk (of the TV series COLUMBO), and actor (and maverick director) John Cassavetes. Their relationship and their personalities drive this portrait of one evening in their thirty-year friendship. When Nicky calls Mikey yet again to bail him out of trouble--this time a contract on his life for money that he stole from his mob boss--Mikey, as always, shows up to help. Overcoming the obstacles of Nicky's paranoia and blind fear, Mikey gets him out of the hotel where he has holed up, and starts to help him plan his escape; however, Nicky keeps changing the plan, and a hit man is hot on their trail. As they try to make their escape, the two friends have to confront issues of betrayal, regret, and the value of friendship versus self-preservation. The performances of Falk and Cassavetes make this much more than a gangster movie--it's a compelling portrait of human foibles, loyalty, and inner conflict.

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  • UPC: 715515224819
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