Vince Vaughn does double duty in the new action comedy “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” as a time-traveling hit man who has come back to the past to save his friend. The friend is played by James Marsden who happens to be in love with Vaughn's character's wife.
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Here's who is most at risk and symptoms to watch forIt's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newbornsWhat could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm childrenAs border dynamics change, priest keeps ministering to migrants and deporteesLlega a La Habana el primer barco de una flotilla internacional de solidaridadIran dismisses US ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal Here's who is most at risk and symptoms to watch forIt's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newbornsWhat could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm childrenAs border dynamics change, priest keeps ministering to migrants and deporteesLlega a La Habana el primer barco de una flotilla internacional de solidaridadEntertainmentThis image released by 20th Century Studios shows, from left, Eiza González, James Marsden, Vince Vaughn and Vince Vaughn in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows promotional art for “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Vince Vaughn in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Eiza González and James Marsden, right, in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Keith David in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows, from left, Eiza González, James Marsden, Vince Vaughn and Vince Vaughn in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows, from left, Eiza González, James Marsden, Vince Vaughn and Vince Vaughn in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows promotional art for “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows promotional art for “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Vince Vaughn in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Vince Vaughn in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Eiza González and James Marsden, right, in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Eiza González and James Marsden, right, in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Keith David in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Keith David in a scene from “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice.” might look like a somewhat generic, glossy action-comedy on the surface. It’s got two men north of 50 , one woman south of 40 and the promise of some violence . That’s not necessarily a bad thing — sometimes you get a “This Means War” or a “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.” But in the streaming era, more often than not you get, I don’t know, This might also be a streaming-era production, debuting on Hulu and Disney+ on Friday, but it’s clear from the very first moments that “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” isn’t just a generic facsimile of a “fun” movie designed for more for the algorithm than anyone’s amusement. No, this is a movie that begins, for no particular reason other than probably the delight of the filmmakers, with Ben Schwartz singing “Why Should I Worry?” a song that was written and sung byfor the 1988 animated Disney movie “Oliver & Company,” a modern, New York City-set take on Charles Dickens starring dogs. Is it related to anything? No. Is it a fun song to set the tone that also made this elder millennial critic smile? Yes. There are choices like this throughout the film, mostly through precise, lighthearted banter that sounds real. There’s even a spirited debate about the best and worst boyfriends on— Rory’s, not Lorelai’s, which falls a little flat in execution. I’m not sure the actors’ hearts are really invested in Logan and Jess the way, say, Liam Neeson was able to act genuinely distraught over his “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” episodes being deleted off his DVR inThey’re all hyperspecific references that feel almost reassuring that yes, a human, in this case writer-director BenDavid Grabinski, made this thing and not a computer. Like Rory Gilmore, Grabinski’s interests are “teasingly diverse” and they do also include elaborate, stabby, shoot-'em-up action sequences that could very well have fit into a Doug Liman or McG studio pic from 20 years ago, with grenades, blood and a fair amount of butt-kicking. The loose construct is that a hit man named Nick time travels back to a certain night to save his friend and colleague Mike , who is in love with Nick’s wife Alice . For a fair amount of the movie there are two Nicks, present Nick and future Nick . Vaughn manages to give his character some unexpected depth too. That there’s some real acting going on is pleasantly surprising. Everyone in the big ensemble, which includes Keith David as the mob boss, Jimmy Tatro as his dim son, Emily Hampshire as a crooked and horny police officer, as well as Arturo Castro and Stephen Root, is game for a good, silly, violent time. Are any of them remotely believable as humans? Not exactly, but that’s also not the point of this kind of movie, which also overstays its welcome by a little bit. There’s just not enough there to warrant its runtime. But ultimately “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” has a few good laughs, some inspired needle drops, quirky references and a go-for-broke energy that should make it an enjoyable, low-stakes click. “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice,” a 20th Century Studios release streaming on Hulu and Disney+ on Friday, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for “strong/bloody violence, pervasive language, sexual material, and drug use.” Running time: 107 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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