trcmiddleton If you know Macbeth, you can have a lot of fun seeing how the basic plot is lifted from that play. The ambitious woman drives her compliant mate to pursue the unthinkable, and having done so, both are haunted by the horror of their deeds. Mix in a little contemporary hilarity for the times, but you can't deny it's the Scottish play. It would have been cool to have read a few reviews that touched on this delightful parallel. It's like seeing 10 Things I Hate about You and finding a classic plot.I had forgotten the name of the movie, and was searching "movies based on Macbeth" to no avail. I know there was the word cottage or cabin, but beyond that, couldn't think of a single actor's name or anything. Thanks IMDb for documenting everything!

thesar-2 While I already had a distaste for overly spoiler movie trailers, Cottage Country pushed me over the edge. (And just a warning, if you're not into spoilers, like I'm not, this HAS TO HAVE a bare minimum of some, so fair warning. If you're like me, I would just watch this movie first – and not the trailer, and then read my take.)My friend recommended this to me because he knows I have a "thing" for Tyler Labine. Granted, he's a TV-show killer and hasn't made that big of a splash at the cinema – it takes me several movies to get someone to know who I'm talking about when I try and describe him to someone who's never heard of him, but I'm glad that funny (and sexy) beast is still making films.So, that friend asked me to watch the two-minute trailer of a movie I've never heard about before. I got one-minute in, and there's one major spoiler of what's to happen in the movie. I stopped the preview and did watch the movie, but all the way through to that scene which happens at just past the 19-minute mark, I kept expecting it.I am NOT going to ruin it here, as it was for me, but you would never see this coming had you avoided all trailers, plot synopsis or reviews. Sad. It would've been a deep shocker.As for the movie on its own merit and avoiding my irrelevant problem, it's an okay film about a boyfriend/girlfriend couple who, after a stressful work life, take a week out at the guy's parent's cottage in order for him to propose. Sadly, unexpectedly and uninvitedly, his Pauly Shore-type brother and dumb girlfriend crash his plans and decide to have a party at the cottage. The boyfriend, Labine's Todd, is a wimp while his girlfriend wears the pants and it's up to Todd to evict the brother in order to continue with their special weekend.Well, it was a Very Bad Things week of sorts with a slight Hangover. Will Todd be able to bypass the big party, the uninvited guests, his demanding soon-to-be fiancée, that awful don't-touch-a-lady, too-many-questions dude and go back to normal?I will say the movie was well shot, the actors – all of them, gave their all, some of the lines were intentionally funny and the scenery was crisp and nice. But, sadly, the movie wasn't that original, and because of which, you expected a lot of what happens to appear. Also, it wasn't as funny as the dark humor suggests and the movie introduces scenes from a certain American Werewolf from London that honestly had no place. So much so, they were a blatant rip-off.A barely recommendation…if you're a Tyler Labine and good-looking locales fan.

lornloxor I wanted to watch this film because I'm a big fan of Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and absolutely loved Tyler Labine's performance in it. In Cottage Country Labine plays Todd who is sort of similar to the character he was in Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil though he's nowhere near as funny in this. Malin Akerman's acting was pretty good in this but I didn't feel the kind of chemistry between them as I did between Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. Todd's parents' are really good and they bring some good tension to the movie. Lucy Punch is pretty terrible though. The movie's main problem is that it doesn't quite know what it tries to be. At the start you think it might be a sort of a romantic comedy, at times it's a dark comedy and partly it focuses on the crime story. The laughs come mostly from the few shocks the movie delivers and not so much from the writing. Some of the plot devices were a bit gimmicky, especially the part where Todd suddenly starts seeing dead people and telling secrets to people who shouldn't know them. The Jewish kid was also a bit over the top with his committed detective work during the party. In the end, it's a watchable film if you have nothing else to do but I wouldn't go out of my way to get my hands on it. It's a shame though because the movie's premise had good potential to it. With a bit different script and better writing the movie could've been much better.

Dr_Sagan 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.