Directed by:
Paul Andrew WilliamsScreenplay:
Paul Andrew WilliamsCinematography:
Christopher RossComposer:
Laura RossiCast:
Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison, Doug Bradley, Steven O'Donnell, Georgia Groome, Dave Legeno, Johnny HarrisPlots(1)
Forced into hiding after their kidnapping plan goes awry, two rival siblings, David (Andy Serkis) and Peter (Reece Shearsmith), find themselves fighting for their sanity while they hole up in a secluded country cottage. Weighed down by a hostage who refuses to stay quiet, or tied down, they are soon held captive by their own victim.
But everyone's problems go from bad to worse when they come face-to-face with their psychotic axe-wielding neighbor - a demented farmer with a dark, nasty secret buried where you'd least expect.
(official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (2)
Horror comedies often turn out to be great (Evil Dead II, Tremors, Botched), and less often they turn out to be utter duds that fill the very bottom of the horror pond (Killer Pad among the more recent ones). Neither of those possibilities apply to The Cottage, to me it was better average. It won’t leave a mark in the annals of horror, but it’s still good as something to watch once. The story is pretty simple, it would never be enough for serious horror, so the combination with comedy was probably the only good approach. Some parts are quite bloody, it’s funny at times, there’s a decent atmosphere here and there, so I’m satisfied. I’m giving it three stars, I thought the similarly conceived Hatchet was better.
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I expected it to be even more entertaining, a bit like "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil", but there are still scenes that brilliantly turn the slasher genre on its head, which is one of the most overused horror genres. Furthermore, it's incredibly gritty and has gore that no horror film would be ashamed of. It's fun, but it could be even better.
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