EARLY PLOT SPOILER 20 minutes into film.
Cammie (Malin Akerman) is excited about going to the cottage by the lake with her workaholic boyfriend Todd (Tyler Labine). She has discovered the engagement ring he has hidden and knows what is coming. Alas, the family cottage is shared by his overly crude brother Sal (Dan Petronijevic) and foreign, off and on girlfriend Masha (Lucy Punch). Cammie wants them gone. Todd confronts Sal and drives an ax between their relationship leading to what could have been a fairly decent dark comedy.
While there were funny scenes, the humor quality was uneven. It couldn't maintain the level of interest. Sal, was not only unlikeable to his brother and GF, he was made unlikeable to the audience. Dov (Benjamin Ayres) should have added to the humor, instead added to the boredom. They needed a colorful character to replace him. Likewise all the support crowd was fairly lame.
Okay rental at best. I recommend the British dark horror comedy "The Cottage" instead. Sorry Canada.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex. No nudity.
Cammie (Malin Akerman) is excited about going to the cottage by the lake with her workaholic boyfriend Todd (Tyler Labine). She has discovered the engagement ring he has hidden and knows what is coming. Alas, the family cottage is shared by his overly crude brother Sal (Dan Petronijevic) and foreign, off and on girlfriend Masha (Lucy Punch). Cammie wants them gone. Todd confronts Sal and drives an ax between their relationship leading to what could have been a fairly decent dark comedy.
While there were funny scenes, the humor quality was uneven. It couldn't maintain the level of interest. Sal, was not only unlikeable to his brother and GF, he was made unlikeable to the audience. Dov (Benjamin Ayres) should have added to the humor, instead added to the boredom. They needed a colorful character to replace him. Likewise all the support crowd was fairly lame.
Okay rental at best. I recommend the British dark horror comedy "The Cottage" instead. Sorry Canada.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex. No nudity.