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Couples Retreat (2009)

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Reviews Counted:152

Fresh:17

Rotten:135

Average Rating:3.6/10

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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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content and language

Runtime: 1 hr. 47 min.

Genre: Comedy

Theatrical Release: Oct 9, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $109.2M

Synopsis: Four couples settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to... Four couples settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional. [More]

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Kali Hawk, Tasha Smith, Carlos Ponce, Peter Serafinowicz, Jean Reno, Temuera Morrison, Jonna Walsh, Gattlin Griffith, Colin Baiocchi, Vernon Vaughn, Jersey Jim, Paul Boese, Phillip Jordan, Daniel Theodore, John Michael Higgins, Charlotte Cornwell, Ken Jeong, Amy Hill, Karen Shenaz David, Alyssa Julya Smith, Alexis Knapp, Joy Bisco, Janna Fassaert, Xavier Tournaud, Dana Fox, Justin Deeley, Scott Burn, Micah Mason, Yann Marequa, Sacha Perreault, Christophe Santoro, Zofia Moreno, Steve Byrne, Brendan Wayne, David Merhab, Bily Loa, Chu Vang, Jeremy Olson, Bronx Style Bob, J-Ray Hochfield, Hanna Brophy, Lyndsay Magellan, Marketta Janska, Chantelle Barry, James Ferris, Jordann Kimley, Jon Fleming

Director: Peter Billingsley

Director: Peter Billingsley
Screenwriter: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox
Producer: Vince Vaughn, Scott Stuber
Distributor: Universal Pictures

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    COUPLES RETREAT SALVADORE RUNS INTO THE GIRLS AT THE WATERFALL
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    COUPLES RETREAT SALVADORE HELPS STRETCH JASON AND SHANE DURING YOGA
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    COUPLES RETREAT JASON AND DAVE GET ATTACKED BY SHARKS WHILE SNORKELING
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    COUPLES RETREAT MARCEL TELLS TRUDY TO UNDRESS SHANE
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    COUPLES RETREAT SCTANLEY EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EDEN EAST AND EDEN WEST
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REVIEWS FOR COUPLES RETREAT

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

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Jul 6, 2010
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Jul 6, 2010
Thomas Leupp
Thomas Leupp
Hollywood.com
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Susan Tavernetti
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Dave White
Dave White
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Full Review Source: CHUD | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Devin Faraci
Devin Faraci
CHUD

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.

Full Review Source: Fan The Fire | comment Comment
Apr 15, 2010
Sam Bathe
Sam Bathe
Fan The Fire

...an utterly incompetent comedic affair...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
Mar 14, 2010
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A bit of a guilty pleasure. But, most of the humor falls flat. Interesting that it's a Vince Vaughn vehicle that doesn't give Vaughn enough to do. Paul Chambers, CNN.

Full Review Source: CNNRadio | comment Comment
Feb 10, 2010
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
CNNRadio

full review at Movies for the Masses

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
Dec 10, 2009
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

Instead of being a sharp, witty comedy about married couples experiencing vacation therapy together, it's more of a pinheads-in-paradise routine with only a few funny lines.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
Dec 2, 2009
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

It's some kind of trick when a film can make Jason Bateman look unsubtle.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
Nov 19, 2009
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

Somewhere in all of this, there is the potential for a pretty good comedy, but this movie isn't it.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
Oct 31, 2009
Peter T. Chattaway
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

The vapid couples become sniping or sarcastic chunks of white blandness even sharks would spit back up. A kind of bad video-game romance-comedy: 2D characters, flat dialogue, an exotic backdrop, and lame new levels of relationship challenges.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
Oct 23, 2009
Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

Couples is so formulaic, so fake and relentlessly bland, it’s hard to care if any of these pairings get a divorce, drown or are eaten by sharks. It has neither the ring of truth nor the fun of fantasy.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
Oct 20, 2009
Cosmo Landesman
Cosmo Landesman
Times [UK]

Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, wrote the witless script, so have only themselves to blame.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
Oct 20, 2009
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

The debutant director is done no favours by a screenplay from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau which gives him little to play with and them few chances to shine as actors.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
Oct 20, 2009
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

A patchwork collection of derivative gags and relationship drama that seems leftover from old 'thirtysomething' episodes.

Full Review Source: The Trend | comment Comment
Oct 19, 2009
Stephen Silver
Stephen Silver
The Trend
 
 
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November 18, 2009: Universal Causes Couples Controversy
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