Written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski (Happily), this crime comedy adds a sci-fi twist to the typical violence and quippy dialog. Crime lord, Sosa (David Keith), is celebrating his son Jimmy Boy’s (Jimmy Tatro) release from prison with a series of parties throughout the night. Two of his men—loan shark Nick (Vince Vaughn) and triggerman Quick Draw Mike (James Marsden)—are longtime friends … but Mike has started an affair with Nick’s wife, Alice (Eiza González). Things get weird when Nick from six months in the future (also Vaughn) shows up and enlists Mike to help him with one more thing, setting off a wild and exceedingly dangerous night. (107 min.)
MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE
What’s it rated? R
What’s it worth, Anna? Full price
What’s it worth, Glen? Full price
Where’s it showing? Hulu
Glen Since Project Hail Mary is dominating the box office, we decided to check out this brand new straight-to-streaming comedy, and I’m happy to report, it’s surprisingly fun thanks in large part to Vaughn and Marsden’s easy chemistry. Vaughn has the heavy lifting to do, playing present and future Nick, who we learn has become something of a changed man. Obviously, you have to suspend your disbelief to buy the idea that Alice’s friend, Symon (Ben Schwartz), is such a genius that he built an operational time machine, and that Nick happened upon it and used it, but if you can ignore that and just enjoy the ride, the story is filled with colorful and hapless criminals like Dumbass Tony (Arturo Castro), Roid Rage Ryan (Lewis Tam), and a cannibal hitman called The Barron (Dolph Lundgren). Oh, and an orange tabby cat called Kingpin (co-played by Fozzie and Ferris).
Anna We meet present-day Nick; his wife, Alice; and Quick Draw Mike at a party celebrating the release of Jimmy Boy from a six-year prison stint after someone in the organization ratted him out. Poppa Sosa (Keith David) is pissed and determined to find out which cog in his wheel caused the upset. We can tell right away that Nick has a grudge against his wife, but why? We don’t know just yet. When we learn that she and Mike are a thing, it gets a little clearer. Present Nick is stuck on revenge while future Nick has the clarity that only time and regret can bring. When all four finally come together to carry out future Nick’s plot, things get wild. Maybe I needed something silly like this, but I really enjoyed it. It’s the type of fun Vaughn is so good at bringing to the screen.
Glen His easy wiseacre charm is on full display, and I did appreciate his character arc from present to future Nick. Shout out to Keith, who’s gobbling up the scenery as Sosa, who’s black, but who’s “son,” Jimmy Boy, it white. Aside from Nick and Mike, Sosa has surrounded himself with real dumb-dumbs, including his son of choice. A lot of the laughs come from their idiocy. These are no criminal masterminds. Turn off your brain and join the fun.
Anna Future Nick is much more reflective, a changed man who wants to right the wrongs he put into place. Don’t get the wrong idea—he’s still got a sniper rifle and lots of guns and good aim. He just wants to make sure he helps his friend survive another day. ∆
Arts Editor Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.
This article appears in April 2-9, 2026.