THE CLIMB
Comedy/Drama – 2020– USA – 94 Minutes – Sony Pictures Classics – Rated R
Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée. The Climb is about a tumultuous but enduring relationship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life best friends who turn their profound connection into a rich, humane and frequently uproarious film about the boundaries (or lack thereof) in all close friendships.
Directed by Michael Angelo Covino
Starring Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin
Thrilling and charming in a way that very few comedies ever are…Covino’s film is an exhilarating anomaly, if not a wake-up call for the visual potential of heartfelt comedy. – RogerEbert.com
This sharp two-hander veers from caustic to sweet with acrobatic filmmaking to spare. – IndieWire
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. – The Playlist
A clever comic bromance backed by artful filmmaking. – The Hollywood Reporter
Life is an uphill battle says The Climb, a film that gets better as it goes, even if life often does not. – Globe and Mail
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