[This story contains spoilers for Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.]
On paper, a buddy action-comedy called Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is a tough sell. Throw in dashes of gangster, romcom, tragicomedy and sci-fi sub-genres, specifically time travel, and it becomes a near-impossible sell. But writer-director BenDavid Grabinski managed to defy the odds by securing major studio backing for his genre mash-up, an increasingly rare feat in an era where studio marketing departments prefer films that are more clear-cut.
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