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The Climb

2019

Michael Angelo Covino

Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Zina Wilde, Talia Balsam ...

5.9

492

Drama. Comedy 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"A clever comic bromance backed by artful filmmaking (...) The film manages to cleverly channel its message from start to finish"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"For all its careful formal detailing, 'The Climb’s' rewards are primarily ones of dialogue and performance"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A brilliant reinvention of the buddy comedy (...) While the scenario is intriguing, the real magic of 'The Climb' comes from the canny formalism under which it unfolds."	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"Witty, tart and executed with virtuoso skill (...) This inventive, accomplished piece is certain to be a festival crowd-pleaser"	POS
United States	Ben Kenigsberg rogerebert.com	"Covino’s strength is not only in the movie's strange comic rhythms (...) but also in his an odd and original use of screen space."	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"I can’t think of a film about male friends told with such microscopic attention to detail (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Superbly written and performed by actual friends Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino, 'The Climb' is a smart, funny, small-scale delight (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"A pitch-perfect male buddy movie, directed with aplomb (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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