Cottage Country

Todd and Cammie are at his family's cottage for what is supposed to be a romantic week to themselves. But then - much to their annoyance - his brother Salinger shows up unexpectedly with his girlfriend. It doesn't help the situation that the brothers are polar opposites. Anyway, the two get into a fight and Todd ends up accidentally killing Salinger with an ax. By accident, obviously.

This, by the way, is the highlight of the film. It is a sudden and hilarious WTF? moment.

Anyway, as the film progresses they first have to get rid off the brother's girlfriend. After they return from a canoe trip, during which they dispose of the body parts, the house if full of Salinger's friends. Todd and Cammie have to pretend to not have seen Salinger. Only one of the guests gets suspicious. Yep, you guessed it...he dies, but not before he alerted the local police of Sal and his girlfriend being missing.

The couple has to spin a wider net of lies to deflect any suspicions until goodhearted Todd can't take it anymore and want to turn himself in, much to the dismay of the ever more annoying Cammie. This leads to more bloodshed that leaves Cammie dead and Todd with a brain injury.

Sadly, this had so much more promise that the film never lives up to. Tyler Labine plays to his strengths as the hapless nice guy dealt an unfortunate hand, but the Cammie character was dis likable from the get-go which made her turning into a conniving bitch less interesting and not funny.

Side note, Todd's father is played by Windom Earle from Twin Peaks.

Oh, well.

4/10