The Climb (2020)

Directed by Michael Angelo Covino · Comedy, Drama

Starring Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt, Judith Godrèche, Daniella Covino, Eden Malyn, Kris Avedisian, Sondra James, Todd Barry, Meredith Holzman, Eric Pumphrey, Jason Baxter, David Neal Levin, Zina Wilde, Mike Massimino, Daniel O'Callahan, William Bellis, Phil Burgers, Lionel Tavera, Otis McKee, Alexander Blaise, Rachel Kylian, John Dinello, Corey Pierno, Marc Webster, Fenton Lawless, Janaya Lindsey, Jazzy Kae, Katrine Hoyt, Julie Chateauvert, Tom Stratford, Warren Ray Davis, Kevin A. Wall, Anthony Paglia, Leonard Ford, James Reeder, Bernard Taylor, Gerard Burrell, Sergei Pobedinski, Valeriy Zhmud, Andrei Solodenko, Ali McKee, Thibault Athane, Marshall Opel, Thomas Navarro, Frederic Giovagnini, Aurélie Chapon, Andres Cerezo, Jonathan Cordero, Michel Kazi, Luis Scattareggi, Alyssa Maria App

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A look at the friendship between two guys that spans over many years.

My review · Reviewed 01/28/2021

At it's heart the movie has a compelling story to tell about two sometimes-friends who never seem to quite be on the same page. They struggle in their relationship with each other and their relationships with others. I loved the first half of the film but it felt like the story started to slip a bit towards the end. I particularly enjoyed the way that the thanksgiving scenes in the house were filmed - it was as if the audience was at the party and we were just kind of naturally drifting through the house from scene to scene until the nice transition into the christmas scene. I thought the end was fitting and overall I thought it was well worth the time (even though I could swear that was a muppet of George Wendt and not actually George Wendt).