Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is a high-octane sci-fi action comedy produced by 20th Century Studios and Mad Chance Productions. The story follows "Quick Draw" Mike, a weary mob hitman seeking to retire from the criminal life while carrying on a secret romance with Alice, the wife of his best friend, mentor, and fellow criminal operative, Nick.

The fragile balance shatters during a release party held by mob boss Sosa for his dim-witted son Jimmy Boy. Soon after, Nick asks Mike to help him eliminate a mysterious target, who turns out to be another version of Nick. This future Nick has traveled six months back in time using an experimental time machine invented by an eccentric scientist named Symon to avert a catastrophe unfolding across a single chaotic night.

Framed for being an informant and pursued by psychotic contract killers, Mike must navigate the night alongside Alice, an antagonistic present-day Nick, and a guilt-ridden future Nick, blending 1990s Hong Kong action rhythms with rapid-fire screwball comedy as they attempt to rewrite their fates.

Director BenDavid Grabinski uses time travel as an emotional mirror for personal accountability and male camaraderie rather than merely a mechanical puzzle box. The core message explores the painful necessity of confronting one's toxic traits—literally personified by Nick facing his past self. The film posits that true friendship and love require surrendering ego and self-interest, demonstrating that while the past cannot be altered without consequences, human empathy and genuine sacrifice can alter life's trajectory.

Critics have interpreted Future Nick's antagonistic dynamic with Present Nick as an externalized metaphor for therapy and middle-aged self-disgust, representing the urge to confront and punish one's past self for squandered relationships. Additionally, while some viewers interpreted the conclusion as an infinite time loop setup, director BenDavid Grabinski clarified that the ending was intended as emotional closure rather than franchise world-building.

The film addresses the mid-budget action comedy space in the modern streaming era, blending influences from Grosse Pointe Blank, The Nice Guys, and 1990s Hong Kong bullet-ballets to create an accessible, genre-blending streaming feature.

The film received generally positive reviews, earning a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 69 on Metacritic. Critics and audiences widely praised Vince Vaughn's dual performance, the comedic chemistry between James Marsden and Eiza González, Larry Fong's stylized visual work, and the brisk 107-minute pacing.

Some criticisms focused on intentionally loose time-travel mechanics used primarily for comedic effect, as well as the stylized shutter-angle action editing techniques which divided certain viewers.