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  Review by karsten ★★★★ 2

  Closer to a 4.5 but sticking at 4 for now. Biking, one-shot sequences, jokes, what’s there not to love? Literally, very few things not to love about The Climb. Besides the fact that I wanted more. I guess not much else to say, excited to see what these dudes do next because this was great!

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  Review by Sean Baker 2

  2nd film I've seen in theaters in the past 8 months. A funny, intimate, heartfelt indie. Gayle Rankin shines.

  Watched at AMC 14 Thousand Oaks

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  Review by kevinyang ★ 18

  What I would give to be able to literally make a movie about nothing, then hit some major festivals before getting a theatrical release from a reputable distributor. This is the type of creation that can only be spawned from a deep pool of mediocrity. It has no idea what the hell it wants to say about abusive friendships or relationships or life itself, probably because there is no actual story anywhere to be found. We don't understand why these guys are friends in the first place, and we are given no discernible reason to care about what happens in their friendship and life. It haphazardly and awkwardly swings from time period to time period, introducing purely expository characters and…

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  Review by Siegel™ ★★★★½ 3

  with Jack

  Exploring a complex topic with intricate simplicity, the film opens on a long stretch of time where seemingly little happens, just two cyclists having a conversation. But the camera never cuts away, the actors don't miss a beat, and the emotions grow increasingly tense as a revelation is made and the extent of their universe begin to interact with their uninterrupted ride.

  Like that first scene, the entire film is told through a series of incredible long takes - there are as many cuts as there are chapters, save for just a couple of clever edits. I got some major Jim Cummings vibes, which, if you know me, is one of the biggest compliments I can give. It…

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★½

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Mumbly to the core, in the best way. The cut to the arm in the cast might be the hardest I've laughed in a long time.

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  Review by Jack ★★ 2

  time to enter this into the “shallow indies with boring long takes, flat ‘cringe’ comedy and insufferable white dudes that yell too much” canon

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  Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★★ 1

  this has absolutely taken me by surprise!!!! it's so brilliantly written and is truly masterfully shot (mMmm those long shots 👌👌👌) i just can't get over how fantastic of a debut it is!!!!! i really really loved ittt and think you should all go watch asap if you can pls

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  Review by Vinny Simms ★★★★

  The Before Trilogy but for the boys

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  Review by Allison M. 🌱 ★½ 4

  I was interested in seeing this movie when I was at Cannes, but simply had no time. Yesterday, this film was screening for Spirit Awards voters. I was going to try to watch/stream this first and crash the Q&A, because I had another screening to go to (Parasite).

  When I started watching this, it happened to be one of the worst films I'd ever seen. Odious! Mike abuses Kyle's friendship until it becomes more than just destructive. It actually got a little better toward the end. However, this self-indulgent film is something I'm eager to forget.

  Vegan alert:
  -Kyle's mom makes turkey
  -Kyle's father cuts turkey
  -Dog gets ahold of the turkey
  -Reference to chicken cutlets and ice fishing

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  Review by Rafael Jovine ★★★★ 11

  So even with its high rating and great reception, something always kept me back from watching this movie til the surprising review by the good ole Siegel peaked my interest – and it was pretty interesting.

  The movie tells the story of the on and off relationship between two friends that by all means shouldn’t even be together as one of the parties is entirely toxic and continuously sabotage the friendship. This aspect makes the watching so infuriating, but the tone is well balanced well many of it ends up playing for some good laughs.

  However, the greatest aspect of this movie is not its script but its direction. The tone of the movie dwells the thin line between Ruben…

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  Review by Paul Elliott ★★★★½

  This darkly funny look at a touching and at times toxic friendship between filmmakers and actors Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin sees them adding six chapters to their 2018 short of the same name to turn it into a feature-length film. The narrative observes the two friends together and their interactions with others through a colour palette which is often as miserable as their lives. It's a tumultuous and enduring friendship which spans over many years and encompasses agony, resentment and, most importantly, laughter.

  The story materialises through an act structure which is both delightful and unconventional, and the series of snapshots, that play as vignettes in isolation, are all invariably funny and revealing. The episodes themselves feature many…

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  Review by Jason Huang (黃擎元) ★★★★ 4

  "Wake up, I wanna do butt stuff!"

  Really sad to see that this film's release is being completely butchered by the pandemic. It originally screened over a year ago at Cannes, but currently, the only way to watch this film is STILL through early-access film festivals.

  It's interesting to see some of the negative reviews, with most of them complaining that they did not understand how the two leads could stay friends through all of this. Mike does some really shitty things to Kyle, but the whole point of the film was to explore the dynamics of a toxic friendship. There have been plenty of movies made about abusive relationships, but I can't say I've ever seen a film that…