3 Mulligans

With characters so well-defined and scenes that developed so naturally, it’s hard to believe they started as ideas on paper. Peter Falk and John Cassavetes played the roles of Mikey and Nicky so perfectly that I felt like a bystander to their intense badgering. And man do they go at it. The cemetery scene – an absolute classic – was representative of the whole film; I felt sad for their torn relationship, but laughed at how they handled each situation. As washed-up as they were they still tried staying two steps ahead of each other and I found myself trying to figure out what each of them were thinking. After seeing such a great film and watching actors of this caliber it’s easy to dismiss another dozen Hollywood movies as nothing more than unconvincing high-gloss fluff, but the greatness of Mikey & Nicky more than makes up for them.