Cocktails with Nick and Lana

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.

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WATCHING THIS MOVIE. It is SO bad. My husband and I saw it had decent reviews, so we rented it, and our jaws were dropping at how terrible the acting was. I couldn't help me crack up laughing at how bad it was. We seriously thought it was intentionally bad acting for humor's sake, but we quickly realized it was, in fact, not a joke. I am so confused how this got produced. We were hoping that the neighbors would be better actors, but surprise surprise, just as terrible. We ended up skipping to the end just to see who did it and even that was a terrible story line. I have never left a bad review in my life, but this was just utterly horrible that I had to for the good of humanity.

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.

Please do not pay to watch this. Currently need to rent (Jan 2024). This is like a low budget, bad acting movie. It is incredibly slow moving and boring.

Per the description the main couple has other tenants of the building over to find clues about a murdered neighbor. Each interaction is unrealistic and over the top. Just the fact that there is not a single moment in this movie that is funny or even dramatic - not entertaining. Even at the end when they are attempting suspense, it doesn't really work. Honestly it just gets awkward and cringy.

If this was a live play - the over the top characters, narrative - basically one set - sure. But with so much content to stream and so many amazing movies, don't waste your time.

So imagine that you and your neighbors are in an acting class... for fun, and you all decide to make a movie... for fun. That's what this seemed like to me. The acting is pretty bad. All of it. I don't think they're was one good actor in the entire movie. Which is usually the fault of the director. A good director can get a decent performance out of a halfway decent actor. It is possible that these actors are just terrible though. I kept waiting for it to get interesting but it never did. It was just a disappointment. Good movies are few and far between these days. This ain't one of em. Find something else.