British Comedy/Slasher Horror starring Andy Serkis, Jennifer Ellison, Reece Shearsmith & Steve O'Donnell
Two brothers arrive at a cottage out in the rural wilds, along with the young woman that's tied up in the boot.
The plan is to hold their unwilling guest for ransom but there are a few snags. Like at least one of the conspirators being a complete moron. Like their victim being a vicious psycho with a big-time gangster for a father.
And most especially, that they picked entirely the wrong part of the countryside to visit.
The Cottage starts off as a comedy caper movie about a bungled kidnapping and if it had stayed that way it would have been a decent enough movie. But about halfway through it suddenly moves into Texas Chainsaw Massacre territory, albeit darkly comic and set in Yorkshire.
Luckily it works, and the cast can be thanked for that as they all turn in a great job. I particularly liked the way Andy Serkis performed as the only sensible man dealing with his useless co-conspirators. Jennifer Ellison was also perfect as the kidnapped Chavette From Hell.
The tone switches easily between bloody slashings and broad humour and even manages to fit in a bit of character development between squabbling brothers David and Peter.
If I had a criticism, it would be that The Cottage maybe takes longer than it needed to for setting things up. That's probably just me.
How much did I pay for this: £1.50
Was it worth it? Very much so. If you liked Severance then you may well want to keep an eye out for The Cottage next time you hit CEX.
That's All Folks.
I liked "Severance" so nice to know that it is comparable to that film. I have this on DVD (haven't watched it yet though) and I didn't pay much for it either (roughly something like £2).
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