The Cottage
by Paul Andrew Williams
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Actor: Andy Serkis, James Bierman, Jennifer Ellison, Reece Shearsmith, Steven O'DonnellDirector: Paul Andrew Williams
Brand: ELLISON,JENNIFER
Writer: Paul Andrew Williams
Producer: Hugo Heppell
Producer: Julia Valentine
Producer: Ken Marshall
Producer: Martin Pope
Producer: Steve Christian
Producer: Victoria Goodall
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of The Cottage
DVD Review: Brilliant dark comedy that isn't afraid to spill some blood -- and lots of it
Summary: 5 Stars
From the shores of the UK comes yet another hilariously gruesome horror comedy that more than takes the piss out of anything Hollywood could ever come up with. That being said, though, the old cliché does apply: you'll either love it or hate it. Personally, I thought it was bloody brilliant, especially in the way it kept the dark comedy coming even after it shifts from "bumbling criminal comedy" to "disfigured madman slasher" mode. Andy Serkis is just fantastic as the heavy whose simple kidnapping plan goes horribly, horribly wrong thanks to his incompetent partners. Reece Shearsmith plays the whiny wanker to the hilt, Steven O'Donnell chips in mightily as a complete idiot, and Jennifer Ellison makes each of her scenes memorable, largely by way of her liberal use of adult language (some complain about her over-use of the "c-word," but it's not like this movie is being marketed to children, for Pete's sake). The legendary Doug Bradley also appears (all too briefly), and that's a pretty big deal to horror aficionados like myself. As for Paul Andrew Williams, let me just say that he is a great writer/director; this may only be his second feature-length film, but I would say he's already graduated from "up and coming" to the big time.
You would think the hardest part of any kidnapping would be the actual kidnapping itself, but that's already been done as The Cottage opens its doors to the audience. In this case, though, the actual kidnapping is the only thing the kidnappers manage to get done properly (or at all). Poor David (Andy Serkis) finds his plans ruined time and time again by his partner - and brother - Peter (Reece Shearsmith). Peter, unlike his brother, just isn't cut out for a life of crime, as he proves time and again. The man is deathly afraid of moths, for heaven's sake, so he's no match at all for Tracey (Jennifer Ellison) once she wakes up. The daughter of some kind of local goon, she's spit-in-your-eye and cuss-you-out tough. Once she starts holding forth in that grating Cockney accent of hers, it soon becomes clear why the kidnappers are only asking one hundred thousand pounds for her return. She strikes me as a sort of Cockney Britney Spears.
I won't go in to the laundry list of stupid mistakes that doom the kidnapping plot, but each one of them makes for great comedy. The actors work really well together, showing great comedic timing throughout, thanks in no small part to Serkis' ability to play the heavy in such a convincing manner. Much of it may be predictable, but it's still funny. Then, about midway through the film, some viewers might be wont to say that they went to a dark comedy and a horror movie broke out. The Cottage may well lose some of its audience here, as it does take its mutilation and murder seriously (in other words, there will be blood and gore), but this horror fan really ate it up. Even underneath all of the blood and body parts, the comedic elements are still there; heck, there's even a poignant little moment of brotherly bonding at one point. Of course, you've also got the proverbial dash of bitter irony thrown in for good measure, and a fairly successful attempt by writer/director Paul Andrew Williams to "leave `em laughin.'"
Some might say that The Cottage doesn't know whether it wants to be a comedy or a slasher. Why can't it be both? I would say this film knows very well what it wants to be and is very comfortable bridging the two very different genres, and that - plus the witty dialogue, great acting, and satisfying amounts of blood and gore - is what allows it to pull the whole thing off with such great élan. I had a ball watching this movie.
Description of The Cottage
Forced into hiding after their kidnapping plan goes awry, two rival siblings, David (Andy Serkis - The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Peter (Reece Shearsmith - Shaun of the Dead), 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.
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