The Cottage (2008) 8/10

Starring : Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison, Steven O’Donnell, David Legeno
Director : Paul Andrew Williams
Running Time : 88 mins

Brothers David (Serkis) and Peter (Shearsmith) kidnap Tracey (Ellison), the daughter of a local gangster, and hold her to ransom in a cottage in the country, but when Tracey gets the better of them and leads them on a merry chase, they find out that there’s something living in the woods that might be worse than the wrath of Tracey or her dad.

This movie was odd in that it starts off, similarly to From Dusk Till Dawn, as a simple kidnapping gangster movie, with some comedy thrown in for good measure. But, after a good hour, the horror element is finally introduced and the over the top killing begins. Fans of comic horror are sure to enjoy this, but it does get a little predictable at parts.

You’ll like this if you liked : Hatchet