Matt_Layden Todd brings his girlfriend up to the family cottage with the intention of proposing to her. Problems arise when his loser of a brother, Salinger shows up with his on/off girlfriend and ruins everything. Things go from bad to worse when the two brothers get into a pushing match, which ends with Salinger dead. Now Todd must keep it together before other people find out. Cottage Country takes awhile before it finds the groove it wants to be in. This happens once the brother is killed. Everything leading up to that is really hit and miss comedy and set up. Labine doesn't seem comfortable, Akerman doesn't have much to do and Punch is incredibly annoying. Once the conflict arises, meaning the dead brother, the film finally gets into the right balance of comedy and horror...even though it goes lite on the horror. Labine plays Todd, and everyman that people tend to walk over, be it his boss, brother and even wife. There is a bit of Tucker & Dale vs Evil intention here, with the character and overall theme in the film, but Cottage Country fails to deliver the laughs and gore. Instead we get chuckles here and there, mainly from the cast and the situation they are in. Akerman surprised me here. She held her own as the marriage obsessed wife. I forgot she could do comedy well. The film tries this balancing act, but never quiet finds the footing. There are oddly placed scenes in which Todd sees his dead brother talking to him, but this adds nothing to the story and doesn't happen enough. There are only two scenes we get to see this interaction and decay of his psychological state. There were some tense and funny moments when the couple were trying their best to keep the murders under wraps, but not one memorable scene that stands out as really funny. The film had a decent premise (although it was a bit of a stretch) and it didn't really seem to take any chances. I would have appreciated it more if it had.Cottage Country is a decent Canadian comedy horror that is lite on both. If you can get past the awful choice of having Lucy Punch do an odd accent for cheap laughs, and you can appreciate the ludicrous aspect of the premise and these horrible characters, then give Cottage Country a look. Just don't expect much, you'll leave a little bit surprised.

movieman_kev Malin Akerman (Watchmen) and Tyler Labine (Reaper) are Cammie and Todd, one of those awful couples that have cutesy nicknames for each other. They plan on spending a momentous romantic vacation at Todd's parents cabin by the lake, but when his slacker brother shows up with his girlfriend this go quickly from bad to worse,A proper black comedy needs to mix the comedy with the macabre. Look at Heathers for black comedy done right. Hell look at Very Bad Things, a film that this one has a passing resemblance to. Both the aforementioned films work because of this mixture. Cottage Country does not. The dark moments aren't funny, the funny scenes not particularly dark. The film is passable entertainment but only marginally so. It's not terrible, just not funny and overlong.

ansarm This movie tries really hard to be funny. I am sure the cast and crew had a lot of fun making this. Unfortunately you had to be one of them to enjoy anything. After the success of "tuker and dale" the expectations for the cast had been high. Tyler Labine's presence made me think this might be good. Its obvious him and all the actors did their jobs fine but it just didn't gel. Didn't draw a single laugh from me. Did get a few whimpers. The story is so shallow that anything I say will be considered a spoiler. In a nutshell, don't waste your time here. Rent Tucker and Dale, even Hatchet 2 has some funny stuff. I have to make up 10 lines of text for a review. So here goes, this movie is not funny. I am sorry for all the people who worked hard to make it. And I hate posting bad reviews, but this had to be said.

neosakoma First of all this is a noir comedy. I think it deserves a 5 out of 10 , which means it's almost watchable. Don't expect a silly comedy , you'll be disappointed. It has lightweight psychological drama in it. Nice scenery and the music background was OK. In the start of the film i thought Tyler Labine was a wannabe Jack Black but he deserves a little more. Malin Akerman was acting great in this movie which i didn't see it coming in the beginning of the film (Warning: it is not good if she reminds you of your girlfriend). Lucy Punch was terrible. It is real tragedy to see her in a comedy and it is not the first time this happens.It is definitely better to watch it without even reading the storyline. Recommended time to watch: Sunday evening