The Climb
Independent comedic bro-mance that takes place over many years, centred on two men whose friendship endures many challenges - including an incident where one sleeps with the other's girlfriend.
- Director:
- Michael Angelo Covino (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Michael Angelo CovinoKyle Marvin
- Cast:
- Michael Angelo CovinoKyle MarvinGayle RankinTalia Balsam
Reviews & comments
Stuff
pressThe Climb is a mostly terrific and wryly funny autopsy of the pathetic flailings of privileged masculinity in the 21st century. Well worth a look.
Variety
pressBeautifully written and performed by the director and real-life BFF Kyle Marvin, Covino’s film gets precisely the balance of dependency and denial that keeps a bad bromance afloat.
Screen Daily
pressKuperstein’s roaming camera may sometimes overwhelm the film with its artful choreography, but generally manages to take the viewer by surprise – as does a comic narrative which constantly takes unexpected turns.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe script intelligently dishes out key information in each vignette, with the scenes separated by major narrative ellipses that force the viewer to work a little in order to figure things out.
IndieWire
pressThis sharp two-hander veers from caustic to sweet with acrobatic filmmaking to spare.
RogerEbert.com
pressCovino’s film is an exhilarating anomaly, if not a wake-up call for the visual potential of heartfelt comedy.
Stuff
pressThe Climb is a mostly terrific and wryly funny autopsy of the pathetic flailings of privileged masculinity in the 21st century. Well worth a look.
Variety
pressBeautifully written and performed by the director and real-life BFF Kyle Marvin, Covino’s film gets precisely the balance of dependency and denial that keeps a bad bromance afloat.
Screen Daily
pressKuperstein’s roaming camera may sometimes overwhelm the film with its artful choreography, but generally manages to take the viewer by surprise – as does a comic narrative which constantly takes unexpected turns.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThe script intelligently dishes out key information in each vignette, with the scenes separated by major narrative ellipses that force the viewer to work a little in order to figure things out.
IndieWire
pressThis sharp two-hander veers from caustic to sweet with acrobatic filmmaking to spare.
RogerEbert.com
pressCovino’s film is an exhilarating anomaly, if not a wake-up call for the visual potential of heartfelt comedy.
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