
Carl's life is stalled. He has worked at the same job at a Montréal video game design company for five years with his bosses not yet having decided who will get the next promotion. He and Sue, his wife of several years, are also facing problems in their marriage, including sexually. To reinvigorate their marriage, he has arranged a weekend ski getaway for them at Ste. Adele in the Laurentians, staying at Auberge au Coeur Sauvage, a small bed and breakfast ski lodge. He has a... (Full plot summary below)
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Carl's life is stalled. He has worked at the same job at a Montréal video game design company for five years with his bosses not yet having decided who will get the next promotion. He and Sue, his wife of several years, are also facing problems in their marriage, including sexually. To reinvigorate their marriage, he has arranged a weekend ski getaway for them at Ste. Adele in the Laurentians, staying at Auberge au Coeur Sauvage, a small bed and breakfast ski lodge. He has a grand gesture planned, he choosing this specific locale as it has special romantic memories for him, however those memories are with another woman. When they arrive, Carl finds that the person with who he has been emailing regarding the reservation and the current owner is Robyn, who he introduces to Sue as a former coworker - which is true - but who he eventually divulges is an ex. Carl has never told Sue about Robyn, the woman with who he has special memories at this locale and who he may consider, deep in his heart, as the love of his life, the one that got away. What happens in Carl and Sue's relationship this weekend is not only affected by Robyn, but by others at the lodge: Anatolli, a Québecois actor with some fame in France, and his mother, Lise, who have a codependent but dysfunctional relationship themselves; Stacey and her unusual husband Doug, she Carl's coworker and friend who he called in a panic for advice; and someone in Robyn's not so past.
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| Toronto StarLinda BarnardWhat makes Three Night Stand work is Kiely's willingness to occasionally let things get dark, a welcome change from the constant chirpiness of typical American romantic comedies. |
| The GridJason AndersonCanadian efforts to replicate the blend of raunch, smarts, and heart of the Judd Apatow comedy factory have mostly missed the mark but this savvy rom-com succeeds where others have failed. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiThe messy relationships and sexual predilections make for an equally messy plot, which distracts from the film's strength — depicting the truths of a romantic relationship that's past the initial excitement and the selective memories of love lost. |
| Canada.comJay StoneThis is a happily-ever-after story with a difference: not happily, necessarily, but maybe less miserable. |
| Movie TalkJason Best[The set-up] suggests we're going to get a frisky screwball farce, but with more regrets and recriminations than jokes, the outcome is a lot more downbeat and a lot less fun. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerKiely's movie isn't about intimacy and emotion, though the three leads do their best to stay on message. It's about clutter and noise and pointless distraction, and nothing good comes of it. |
| Film Journal InternationalShirley SealySam Huntington excels as the hapless, puppy-dog kind of guy who, despite the odds, continues to believe in romance and happy-ever-after endings. |
| User ReviewBarry TA great combination of drama with a sprinkle of comedy makes this a compelling watch without becoming a farce.Great performances from all the actors make this a great little film to watch. |
| User ReviewRoxanne CGood movie, very entertaining and some funny parts. Every time I see Meaghan Rath in a movie she just gets better and better ! |
| User ReviewDarren BNot bad for a rom-com that's slightly edgier. |