Cocktails with Nick and Lana

I was convinced to watch this movie by the high ratings on here. I'm not sure who the people are who found the movie to be so enthralling, because I found the movie to be totally cringe-worthy. The two main characters aren't very likeable or convincing. They are not very good actors. The movie starts out with the couple talking to the camera - or at least to webcams as they stream themselves sitting in their living room. It's awkward. I definitely don't recommend paying to view this movie - at the very least wait until the movie shows up for free on one of your streaming services. Even then, I recommend taking a pass.

The movie is trying hard to be like "Only Murders in the Building" on Hulu. The fact that the murder takes place in their building is a direct ripoff. I find it somewhat entertaining but it certainly drags in places for sure. The main characters are not the greatest of actors. In fact I've never heard of them. The female lead is the only character that is somewhat entertaining. She at least tries to get us the audience involved in the mystery. I certainly would not have paid money to see this in the theater. It's more of a "made for tv" movie than a theatrical release one. If you need to just have something running in the background then I recommend this movie for that.

We were going to rent One Life with Anthony Hopkins but it was available, so I googled the next best thing which turned out to be this movie because of IMDB's score of 8.2 (which actually dropped to 8.1 by the end of this movie). My grandma could make a better and she doesn't even speak English. I will say all the actors tried their best and I hope they can find work after this movie. If it was 25 cents but paying the same amount I paid for renting Shawshank Redemption...I want my movie back. Or at least an autograph from Lana. The only highlight in this movie was the couch and whoever sat through this.

Hideously amateurish rip off of Only Murders in the Building.

A Hollywood writer out of work for over a year and his actress wife ... also unemployed --- live in a high-rise condo. They hit upon the idea of live streaming their time in their living room (she calls it a lounge) so they can make some money. Luckily, a neighbor on their floor gets shot dead so they decide to invite each neighbor over for cocktails so they can question them about the killing. Of course each neighbor is a bizarro eccentric so each one can seem a potential killer. I never heard of any of these actors. The leading man looks about 45 but claims to be 29 .... How LA!

To add insult to injury, the film is dedicated to Nick and Nora Charles.

I swear Ashton Kutcher must be waiting to pop out because we're being Punk'd, right? This movie is so very bad. Holy cow, how did this even get made? And hellooo? Who the heck posted all these great reviews? People who worked on the film? I thought this was going to be a fun whodunnit....pffft, not in this universe. Yes, we are told someone was murdered. That's about the extent of it. The writing is atrocious as is the acting. The characters are unlikeable and have zero chemistry. Even the neighbors are terrible. The main couple just drink & get high during the entire movie. No wonder they can't get jobs. My recommendation is to SKIP this mess.