Super dumb, yet it somehow kinda worked for me. 'Arthur’s Whisky' is a very low budget picture, I mean just look at that unintentionally hilarious attempt at portraying a visit to Las Vegas (!!). The plot is very silly and, obviously, nonsensical but in the end I kinda dug it, to be honest. The film does plateau at around the hour mark, though the heartfelt conclusion brought it back to win me over. I guessed the general vibe (slow paced story of oldies being oldies) of this movie based on the poster and I was mostly correct, though the opening minutes of this made it look like a proper adventure/fantasy was on the way - it evidently wasn't, so quite the jarring beginning! Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge and Lulu lead onscreen events and the trio do well enough, as a three they worked better than they did individually. What actually probably helped this for me was the three that played their youngers. Genevieve Gaunt, Esme Lonsdale and Hannah Howland are good. Adil Ray's whole subplot with Lulu/Howland is very cringe, mind you. Looking around, this has not been received all that positively - though a deeper look around does suggest a more even split of opinion, it does work for some. Just look at that expired tomato website - 80%/14% for critics/audience! Fascinating, really.

Heap of crap. Dont watch. Adil Ray reading the news is more interesting than this film 😆

Warning: Alcoholics Anonymous don't recommend it. Sky ended 2023 with one of the worst Christmas movies ever and now starting 2024 with the worst movie to start the year. What a complete mess and without a doubt one of the worst death scenes I've ever seen. How did they get Diane Keaton in this? The performances by the actresses playing the young version of the main characters were so cringe and hard to watch. I've never seen a movie try and convince the viewer/audience that the characters are in a certain location than this, they were definitely not in Las Vegas😂.

Good actors are stuck in a film that is best viewed after downing the titular alcohol. Those who are sober beware!