Title – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Director – BenDavid Grabinski (Happily)

Cast – Vince Vaughan, James Marsden, Eiza González, Keith David, Stephen Root

Plot – Criminal operators Quick Draw Mike (Marsden), Nick (Vaughan) and Nick’s wife Alice (González) are thrust into a life and death situation made all the more complicated by a time machine that has led to their being two Nick’s alive in the same time period.  

“I can’t believe my friend is dead. I think I need a minute”

Review by Eddie on 10/04/2026

Recently making its way onto Hulu/Disney+, BenDavid Grabinski’s sci-fi comedy Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is the type of unique film many film fans are crying out for with its mix of humour, time travel, crime, action and romance providing an on paper offering that sadly in a final format never creates the film experience that might have been.

As we’re dealing with time travel here and alternate realities where the course of the future and past can be changed, there’s likely a world out there where all the elements of Alice came together far more cohesively than they do here as while Grabinski can’t be accused of not having a go, Alice never feels like it masters any of its genre swings as it goes about its multi-layered concept full of ripe possibilities.

Bringing in Vince Vaughan for his biggest feature film role since 2020’s sleeper hit Freaky, Alice centres around Vaughan’s dual role as Nick, a key criminal figure who unwittingly stumbles across a time machine and ends up in a universe with two of him roaming around, made more complicated by the inclusion of colleague Mike and wife Alice, played by James Marsden and Eiza González respectively.

All proven and capable performers, Grabinski’s film benefits from the skillset of his performers, as well as some scene-stealing from the likes of Keith David and regular cameo king Stephen Root but the ensembles natural charisma and comedic timing isn’t able to mine much in the way of big memorable jokes or set pieces while the films inability to find a genuinely interesting central plot device harms it as it slowly creeps towards the end game after an initially fast-paced and intriguing set-up.

Not science based enough to give us much weight in the sci-fi space, not funny enough to deliver belly laughs in the comedy sphere, suffering from weak action and not giving us anything of note as a passable romance, Alice would have benefited from more refinement in a particular element and while it’s always nice to see a genre effort attempt to do more than the bare basics, Alice still ends up feeling like another stereotypical direct to streaming release that will be unspoken of in the years to come.

Sure to appease those that are just looking for background noise or those that are desperate for any comedy that comes their way, Alice isn’t a complete write-off but it’s far from a winning genre mash-up many had hoped it would be with a solid cast and a potentially great concept.

Final Say –

There’s some fun to be had from Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (surely one of the year’s worst titled films?) but it’s all very minor and forgettable, making this a time travelling concoction that can easily be passed by.

2 uncooperative convenience store clerks out of 5