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The Cottage (2008)

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A criminal scheme gone wrong is just the start of a string of life-threatening bad luck in this darkly comic thriller. David (Andy Serkis) and Peter (Reece Shearsmith) are a pair of second-rate criminals who are eager to make a big score and think they've come up with the formula for a perfect crime. David works for a wealthy local businessman named Arnie who dotes on his teenaged stepdaughter Tracey (Jennifer Ellison), and so with the help of Arnie's slacker son Andrew (Steven O'Donnell), he

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Horror

Jun 3, 2008

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lively if programmatic horror pic

March 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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'The Cottage' doesn't have enough horror to satisfy horror fans and not enough comedy to satisfy everybody else.

June 17, 2008 Full Review Source: ESplatter | Comment
ESplatter

The degree to which the movie is redeemed by its impossible-to-anticipate third act is consequently quite staggering...

June 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

The Cottage, against the odds, makes a better caper movie than gore flick.

May 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | Comment
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

Broad comedy and splattery horror are a pretty tough combo to pull off, but if anyone can do it ... the British can.

May 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Cinematical | Comment
Cinematical

an expertly witty, often hilarious gorefest

May 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Jaman | Comment
Jaman

It's a rural retreat to base jokes - and it needed to be a lot cleverer than this to make it a glorious retreat.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Sun Online | Comment
Sun Online

Nice performances from Shearsmith and Serkis, and some outrageous ketchupy grossout, though I have to say The Cottage has nothing like the rigour, originality or power of Williams's debut.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | Comment
Guardian [UK]

This film is fabulously deranged.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Times [UK] | Comment
Times [UK]

From the miasma of mediocrity known as modern British horror emerges a low-budget fright film that deserves to be remembered alongside homegrown classics such as Shaun Of The Dead.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | Comment (1)
Daily Mirror [UK]

This is cartoon carnage with a slightly surreal twist - most notably in Peter's encounter with a swarm of moths - but the developing bond between the brothers makes it surprisingly poignant too. All things considered, you'll forgive the shaky parts.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: BBC | Comment

If you loved L2B's social-realist integrity, you'll be bemused by Williams' 180-degree turn into Guignol and gut-busting. A labour of love that's sometimes plain laboured, but a stronger, splattery second half will curry favour with gorehounds.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Total Film | Comment (1)
Total Film

Andy Serkis shouts a lot, as if raising the decibel level will compensate for the dire dialogue, while Jennifer Ellison displays more cleavage than acting ability.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

With all the meaty goodness of Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers, The Cottage offers solid Brit-horror nourishment.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Sky Movies | Comment
Sky Movies

Frightfest regulars and hungry gorehounds will get a kick out of this, but those who hailed Williams as a Brit-indie visionary after London To Brighton might be left scratching their heads.

March 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

If there's a more depressing release this year then God help us all.

March 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Little White Lies | Comment
Little White Lies

Williams' story twists and turns...veering from Coen caper to Hooper horror -- but the one unifying constant is the film's wicked streak of humour.

March 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
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Funny yet scary horror movie. I like it.

March 26, 2010
3niR
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First things first. Reece Shearsmith's character in The Cottage was one of the most annoying characters I've ever encountered in a movie. All his spineless cringing, screaming, and his general uselessness, made me want to climb somehow into the movie and kill him. Yes, I know the character was intentionally written

March 18, 2010
lewiskendell

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