We live in a world run by Mikey and Nicky’s - cheap small time hoods who fascinate us with proclamations of love, loyalty and sympathy - while wallowing in their own petty decadence.
One of the all time great explorations of male friendship - Mikey and Nicky shows how the trappings of genuine and honest friendship can be twisted by resentment and grievance. Casavettes and Falk completely immerse themselves into these characters.
It’s visceral, seedy and hysterical. If only the studios let Elaine May make dozens of these masterpieces.
*Post-screening Q&A with Elaine May at Film at Lincoln Center