Cottage Country

A horror comedy that has a man taking his girlfriend up to the cottage to propose. He gets a surprise visit from his brother and his girlfriend. Trying to get him to leave the two brothers end up fighting leaving one of the brothers with an axe in his neck. The fiancé helps cover up the crime so she can still get married. Before the brother is killed he invites a whole mess of people up for a party which of course adds to festivities. Anyone who gets suspicious ends up dead as well.

A pretty good dark humorous flick where anything can happen and it usually does. It is amazing how far some people will go to hide things. Sometimes it felt like American Psycho meets Three's Company. You will be laughing and getting shocked all at the same time. Well worth the watch. Check it out

"Just one more thing and it's all over and we can do whatever we want with our lives." Todd (Labine) wants everything to be just perfect at the family cottage where he plans to propose to Cammie (Akerman). Things are going to plan until his brother and his girlfriend show up. After an attempt to get them to leave goes horribly wrong Todd's brother winds up dead. When Cammie finds out she has one solution, kill his girlfriend as well and no one will ever know. The plan is perfect until they return to the cabin and see a party happening...with guests invited by his brother. I was looking forward to this one mainly because the slasher- comedy movie Tucker and Dale vs Evil was so great I was hoping it would be like that. This did have funny parts in this but overall this wasn't nearly as funny as Tucker and Dale was. Much like that one though this is a very dark comedy and you laugh at things you shouldn't laugh at but the problem for me was that even though the actions were way over the top the actors seemed to play the movie straight. This little aspect made the movie lose some of the laughs that it could have gotten. Comparing this to Tucker and Dale isn't fair but that is the type of movie it is and is not as good as that one. Overall, disappointing but mainly because of my expectations. Not as funny as I was expecting. I give this a B-.

I adore Tyler Labine, so when I saw this movie on Amazon Prime, I decided to watch it without knowing much of anything about it. It was really surprising! As the story unfolds, things eventually go sideways in a way that I did not see coming.

No matter what else you hear or see in this film, you MUST admire one of the most realistic brother-fight scenes EVER!!! As with most of the fun, the plot really gets started at about 18mins when Todd Chipowski (Tyler Labine) defiles his Bohemian brother's head phones (Salinger played by Dan Petronijevic).

Those were three hundred dollar headphones, Todd!

Pinwheel slaps, girly-squeals, owies and, finally, an axe delivered Cain-style will always resolve any brotherly disturbance!

Of course, Todd's super-eager and hyper-well-meaning fiancé, Cammie (Malin Akerman) will simply not allow a harmless filicide to interfere with her life plans, while Salinger's significant other, Masha (Lucy Punch), has truly alien plans for everyone (perhaps given her family history of drug-fueled orgies).

So, pack your kit and call shotgun, you're on your way to a relaxing weekend at the family lake house! Hey, stop touching me!

If you miss the tagline of this movie, expect to be surprised!

Seeing the first 20 minutes of the movie you might think that you are watching something between a romantic comedy and a National Lampoon's kind of film. Todd (Tyler Labine) and Cammie (Malin Akerman) are an unmarried couple, trying to get a short break of their hardworking daily routine by going to Todd's family cottage for the weekend. Todd is also planning to propose to Cammie in the most romantic place he can think of, by the lake!

The troubles began when Todd's loafer brother (Dan Petronijevic) and his weird girlfriend (Lucy Punch) arrive at the cottage without a notice! The two brothers can't get along, they fight and what happens next is the beginning of a nightmare. The viewer might think for a moment that is seeing a dream sequence or Todd's wishful thinking! Unfortunately everything is true and Todd and Cammie are following a path far more difficult that they can handle, especially Todd.

The movie has a few awkward moments and you aren't sure what to expect next. Malin Akerman gives a good performance as the determined woman-with-a-plan Cammie.

Overall: Recommended.