Couples Retreat
by Peter Billingsley
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Actor: Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Vince VaughnDirector: Peter Billingsley
Brand: UNI
Writer: Vince Vaughn
Writer: Jon Favreau
Producer: Dana Fox
Writer: Dana Fox
Producer: Guy Riedel
Producer: John Isbell
Producer: Micah Mason
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
Published: 2010-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2010-02-09
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Couples Retreat
DVD Review: Couples Retreat Movie Review from The Massie Twins
Summary: 2 Stars
Who knew relationship therapy and marriage counseling could be so much fun? Sadly, it isn't. While Couples Retreat has its moments of laugh-out-loud silliness, the themes and overall missions of each set of couples in the film are too serious to simply slide in a few one-liners and sight gags and expect it not to feel forced. Many missed opportunities for laughs (intrusive yoga instructors, Guitar Hero standoffs, and shark-infested waters could have been more comical) dull the proceedings and even funnyman Vince Vaughn seems crowded by too many others trying to steal a piece of the spotlight. With its picturesque tropical paradise setting, chances are the cast had more fun making the movie than you'll have watching it.
When seemingly happy couple Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia (Kristen Bell) announce they've been carefully planning a divorce, their married friends Dave (Vince Vaughn) and Ronnie (Malin Akerman), Joey (Jon Favreau) and Lucy (Kristin Davis), and Shane (Faizon Love) and his new girlfriend Trudy (Kali Hawk) are guilted into joining them on a tropical paradise vacation at the prestigious Eden Resort. Initial reluctance gives way to awe and excitement at the bevy of exotic sights and activities available at the retreat, until the couples realize that the relationship therapy portion is not only mandatory but strictly executed by a host of oddball "experts", including the esteemed counselor Monsieur Marcel (Jean Reno). Forced into compromising positions and pressured into reflecting upon the imperfections of their own unions, each set of couples must now struggle to maintain their marriages while complying with the island's rigorous regimen.
Every marriage has problems, but not all are meant to be solved. At least that's what Dave believes in this mess of generic marital issues, commonplace romance and predictable solutions. The location is certainly a paradise, but serves only to momentarily divert the eyes from the boring characters hashing out their unconvincing disagreements. Traveling to this "Disneyland for adults," (or as Favreau exclaims, "this looks like a screensaver!") provides an opportunity for four distressed lovers to reignite the dying flames of love. What it doesn't afford is a single new idea or fresh joke.
Bateman plays his usual character, as does Favreau and Vaughn, further amplifying the familiarity of the roles and situations. Jean Reno doesn't stray far from his turn in The Pink Panther films, and the alarmingly suggestive, inappropriate yoga and uncomfortable nudity exercises strive for easy yet repetitive gags. The few scenes of therapy show the natural humor stemming from watching others discuss their relationship quandaries, the beach bodies are pleasantly frequent, and a few sequences absolutely don't belong in Couples Retreat - almost as if they were brainstormed ideas that writers Vaughn and Favreau just couldn't live without. As the four couples' love lives are dissected, demolished and then repaired, the only retreat moviegoers will find will be the back of their eyelids.
- The Massie Twins
Description of Couples Retreat
Vince Vaughn leads an all-star cast in the laugh-out-loud comedy about eight friends whose vacation in paradise is one they?ll never forget. Their group-rate vacation comes at a price when they discover that participation in the resort's unconventional couples therapy activities is anything but optional. Co-starring Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Malin Akerman, Couples Retreat is a hilarious party in paradise, loaded with laughter and fun!Bestsellers in DVD
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