Couples Retreat (2009)
Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 156
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 139
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.
Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 30
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
Their relationship in danger of dissipating, a couple racing to salvage their marriage invites three other couples to join them at a tropical island resort. Upon arriving at the island paradise to enjoy some carefree fun in the sun, the other couples are disturbed to discover that participation in therapy sessions is mandatory if they hope to remain at the resort. Peter Bilingsley directs a comedy penned by Jon Favreau, produced by Vince Vaughn, and pairing the two Made collaborators onscreen
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Cast
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Vince Vaughn
Dave -
Jason Bateman
Jason -
Faizon Love
Shane -
Jon Favreau
Joey -
Malin Akerman
Ronnie -
Kristen Bell
Cynthia -
Kristin Davis
Lucy -
Kali Hawk
Trudy -
Tasha Smith
Jennifer -
Carlos Ponce
Salvadore -
Peter Serafinowicz
Sctanley -
Jean Reno
Marcel -
Temuera Morrison
Briggs -
Jonna Walsh
Lacey -
Gattlin Griffith
Robert -
Colin Baiocchi
Kevin -
Vernon Vaughn
Grandmpa Jim Jim -
Jersey Jim
Magician -
Paul Boese
Motorcycle Salesman -
Phillip Jordan
Tile Store Salesman -
Daniel Theodore
Tile Store Salesman -
John Michael Higgins
Therapist -
Charlotte Cornwell
Therapist -
Ken Jeong
Therapist -
Amy Hill
Therapist -
Karen Shenaz David
Spa Attendant -
Alyssa Julya Smith
San Diego Dance Academy -
Alexis Knapp
San Diego Dance Academy -
Joy Bisco
Maitre d' -
Janna Fassaert
Masseuse -
Xavier Tournaud
Masseur -
Dana Fox
Waitress -
Justin Deeley
Trainer -
Scott Burn
Trainer -
Micah Mason
Waiter -
Yann Marequa
Bellman -
Sacha Perreault
Bellman -
Christophe Santoro
Bellman -
Zofia Moreno
Greeter -
Steve Byrne
Drunk Guy -
Brendan Wayne
Drunk Guy -
David Merhab
Guitar Hero Bellman -
Bily Loa
Cook -
Chu Vang
Cook -
Jeremy Olson
Eden East Buff Guy -
Bronx Style Bob
Eden East DJ -
J-Ray Hochfield
Eden East Girl -
Hanna Brophy
Eden East Girl -
Lyndsay Magellan
Eden East Girl -
Marketta Janska
Eden East Girl -
Chantelle Barry
Eden East Shot Girl -
James Ferris
White Swallow -
Jordann Kimley
White Swallow -
Jon Fleming
White Swallow DJ
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All Critics (157) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (139) | 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?
Top CriticExpectations of farce are stymied by long stretches of mid-life navel gazing.
It's too easy to say that Peter Billingsley shot his eye out with this inept comic trifle, but...well, he shot his eye out.
This is one of those films, like last week's Whip It and so many others of late, that looks like it was a lot fun to make. It's just not all that much fun to watch.
There are also scenes, the disjointed kind that wander off aimlessly in the vague hope of finding a movie, not to mention a laugh.
Couples Retreat is a comedy of exhaustion. But it is the comedy itself, in both concept and execution, that seems tired.
A Tyler Perry movie for white folks.
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...
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 at 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.
It's some kind of trick when a film can make Jason Bateman look unsubtle.
Somewhere in all of this, there is the potential for a pretty good comedy, but this movie isn't it.
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.
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.
Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, wrote the witless script, so have only themselves to blame.
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.
A patchwork collection of derivative gags and relationship drama that seems leftover from old 'thirtysomething' episodes.
Retreat as quickly as possible.
For all its visual splendor, to say nothing of its likable cast, the movie never feels as liberating as its locale.
Couples Retreat comes across as a movie that was made... because it was felt that if the right buttons were pushed, this might make money.
That the wonderful French actor Jean Reno plays the therapist is a sign that his agent is not doing a good enough job finding him film roles in American movies.
This couples-in-conflict comedy starts strongly but then slips into the turquoise water of paradise lost.
Bora Bora was a beautiful location to film at and added that much needed taste of paradise to a rather bitter sweet subject of a troubled marriage.
Audience Reviews for Couples Retreat
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- Dave: I'm gonna be the biggest ass you have ever seen.
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- Dave: Please don't pee in that, it's not a real toilet.
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- Dave: Take the French out of your mouth and tell me what to do.
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Foreign Titles
- Thérapie de couples (FR)
- Todo incluido (ES)
