Three Night Stand

Embarrassingly bad movie -- typically Canadian, trying to be bilingual and cross-cultural but ending up just being stupid. Not funny, not moving and that singing duet scene -- cringe-worthy.

Not great, actually a bit all over the place I watched this because I saw Sam Huntington & Meaghan Rath's names attached and I really liked both of them in the series Being Human. They do a good job here too but other than that its a pretty weak romantic comedy with a flimsy plot and some questionable goings on.

Sam and Meghan play a married couple hoping to kickstart their romance on a weekend getaway. They leave the city (of Montreal) and drive to a ski lodge, having awkward car sex along the way. Once at the lodge things get even more awkward as 'Carl' discovers his sexy ex-girlfriend is now running the place. Because this is a romantic comedy Carl tries to keep his previous relationship a secret from his wife while his ex finds ways to tempt him. Eventually he phones for back up and his best friend from work and her husband turn up to add to the chaos. An unsatisfactory (dark) ending for me here too

Trying to get away for a weekend and focus on their relationship, Carl (Sam Huntington) takes his wife Sue (Meaghan Rath) to a mountain lodge for some skiing and wine tasting. Unfortunately for Carl, upon arrival, he discovers that his ex-girlfriend Robyn (Emmanuelle Chriqui)—who he used to bring quite often to the same lodge back in the day—is now the owner of the lodge. Wackiness ensues as Carl tries to keep as much of his previous relationship hidden from his wife as possible. Though the acting is of high quality—both Huntington and Rath are regulars on Being Human, though Huntington will always be Jam from Detroit Rock City to me—the editing for Three Night Stand is so unsightly and choppy that it became a constant distraction throughout the film. The worst scene involves Carl and Robyn walking through the woods with their skis, then suddenly they pull up on a snowmobile, which they dismount and find themselves back with the skis as another character approaches them on the same snowmobile they had just been on—the editing is unpleasant to say the least. A tip of the hat to Huntington, Chriqui and Rath—and to Jonathan Cherry, who steals many a scene as the husband of Carl's best friend/co-worker Stacey—but between the egregious editing and the overall weak plot line, Three Night Stand is sadly insufficient.

While the film has a very traditional Rom-Com plot structure, it completely subverts the traditional story that would take place within said structure. The movie is an uncomfortably harsh look at a crumbling relationship through the lens of traditional romantic comedy tropes. A husband takes his wife to a ski lodge for a getaway but, surprise, his ex is there and she recently bought the place. However instead of using this situation just to play out whacky hijinx, we find out that the exes used this lodge as a romantic getaway many times throughout their relationship. The husband is taking his wife here to hopefully spark something into a loveless relationship by taking her to a place he used to frequent with an ex he loves more than her. Watching the couple fall apart just feels so real. From the arguments about the husband's bizarre and specific sexual kinks, to those very real, little moments of spite subtly thrown into casual conversation between a toxic couple, anyone who has ever been in a relationship that they should've left a long time ago but were to scared to do so will absolutely relate to this movie. And the fact that they manage to do this within a very typical rom-com setup just makes the film even more clever. Also the performances of the lead couple are excellent, and help sell the very realistic nature of their failed relationship. And finally, I have to praise the direction, their is some excellent framing and great camera work, with some surprising long takes. You just don't tend to see that type of effort put into the direction of these types of movies. Even some of the better rom-coms tend to be very flatly directed, so seeing so much effort put into this film really made me appreciate it. It's not perfect. It has too many subplots, and while some of these are subversive of their typical counterparts (which is why I think they were included) they don't really need to be there, and do make the narrative feel messy at times. Either way, it's a very good, very overlooked film that I think is smarter than some may realize

A couple go to a ski lodge which happens to be run by the man's ex girlfriend who he is still in love with.

Three Night Stand is a slightly quirky comedy drama. It all seems pretty familiar and the script doesn't really hold any surprises. However it did manage to hold my attention throughout and I did enjoy it.

It starts off as more of a comedy but the second half focuses more on the drama. It isn't particularly funny but it is amusing at times and some of the drama works nicely. The acting is good from all concerned and the characters are all pretty good if a bit of a mish-mash.

Overall this is nothing special but it is an enjoyable way to pass 90 minutes.