
Their relationship on the rocks, a young Brooklyn couple heads to a remote B&B to work things out. But from the moment they arrive at The Happy House it's one disaster after another, and they soon begin to suspect they've wandered into a real life horror movie. Events escalate from weird to terrifying as they contend with the house's batty owner, her imposing son, a moody Swedish lepidopterist, a pedantic English professor, an extraordinarily rare butterfly, the world's best ... (Full plot summary below)
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Their relationship on the rocks, a young Brooklyn couple heads to a remote B&B to work things out. But from the moment they arrive at The Happy House it's one disaster after another, and they soon begin to suspect they've wandered into a real life horror movie. Events escalate from weird to terrifying as they contend with the house's batty owner, her imposing son, a moody Swedish lepidopterist, a pedantic English professor, an extraordinarily rare butterfly, the world's best blueberry muffins, a .44 Magnum, a demented serial killer, and one very strict rulebook.
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| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonIt's hard to be certain whether the film's placidity is an ironic gag, but the modesty at work turns out to be pretty likable, as strange as that sounds. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohWonderfully droll horror comedy with a memorably weird cast of characters. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenD.W. Young navigates his varying moods with an ease that's particularly impressive for a director making his feature debut, but he never capitalizes on his ability to coax down our guard. |
| New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film, a sleepy, low-budget affair, merely enacts a series of horror movie clichés, as if that were enough. Its bland actors and wit-free script do nothing with the familiar elements but present them. |
| User ReviewNick IIt was bit slow to start with but it got really got when the cop came to the door.. should make another one, of where a couple buy the house and it start all over again |
| User ReviewwesgolGreat movie. Rare combination of high tension as well as several laughs that all works well together. The character development and acting is superb. I thoroughly enjoyed. |
| User ReviewJennifer WA really unusual and funny film. I was genuinely surprised by the way it plays out. And the cast is terrific. |
| User ReviewGeoffrey LI had so much fun seeing this film. It's quirky, funny, suspensful, smart. So many great characters - loved the innkeeper and her son, the butterfly guy and the academic sister. Well worth seeing! |
| User ReviewLee SHighly enjoyable genre bending film that deftly manages to juggle light and dark moments. Beautifully shot and cleverly scripted. |
| User ReviewAthikerHighly entertaining twist on the awkward B&B experience that turns a couples attempt to reconcile their marriage into a freakish jaunt through a maze of masterful deviant character portrayals and creatively clever plot consequences. Loved the undertone imagery, from the pointed background rhythm of the cuckoo clocks to the fear of the seemingly domed fate of the trapped vacationers, "like fish in a barrel Great sound track and character symmetry. |