Couples Retreat (2009)
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Critic Consensus: Despite a talented cast and some reliably pleasant interplay between Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, Couples Retreat leaves viewers stranded in an arid, mirthless comedy.
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Movie Info
"Couples Retreat" follows four Midwestern couples who embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couple's therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.
Rating: | PG-13 (for sexual content and language) |
Genre: | Comedy |
Directed By: | Peter Billingsley |
Written By: | Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox |
In Theaters: | Oct 9, 2009 Wide |
On DVD: | Feb 9, 2010 |
Box Office: | $109.2M |
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All Critics (157) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (140) | DVD (7)
Why couldn't Couples Retreat have been lighthearted and zany throughout, instead of trying to push across a message about picket-fence monogamy?

Expectations of farce are stymied by long stretches of mid-life navel gazing.

A Tyler Perry movie for white folks.

Although co-written by Vince Vaughn & Jon Favreau, their magic of past is scantly seen.

Couples Retreat is a lazy, unimaginative comedy that, with the talent on show, should have been a whole lot more than another boring rom-com to throw on the pile.

...an utterly incompetent comedic affair...

Audience Reviews for Couples Retreat
Cheap, unfunny jokes abound in this purported comedy about trying to maintain (cough) healthy (cough, cough) normal relationships. The plot is a nightmare: stick the characters in an environment that they can't leave, then let the film go nowhere for about 90 minutes before tacking on a "but we'll all be O.K. now" ending. Vapid, pointless movie: no romance, and no comedy (though this isn't shocking in Romantic Comedies anymore), and worse, no stakes, nothing to invest in and no characters to get behind. Mailed in, from beginning to end. Don't watch this.
Super Reviewer
Funny rom com about four couples who go to a tropical island resort only to find themselves in couples therapy! Good cast.

Super Reviewer
No where as near as funny as I had hoped for considering the cast line up. A few funny moments but not enough, I ended up appreciating the beautiful scenery of Bora Bora about half way through, more than the jokes!
Super Reviewer
Couples Retreat Quotes
Dave: | I'm gonna be the biggest ass you have ever seen. |
Dave: | Please don't pee in that, it's not a real toilet. |
Dave: | Take the French out of your mouth and tell me what to do. |
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