A young couple's dream home becomes a nightmare with a sweet-looking, darkly-comic upstairs neighbor.
Pulpy, with big broad humor. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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