a Tyler Perry movie for the rest of America, without so much melodrama
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Couples Retreat (2009)
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Reviews Counted:145
Fresh:17
Rotten:128
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.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Oct 9, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $106,700,205
Synopsis: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Faizon Love star in Universal Pictures' upcoming comedy Couples Retreat. Based on an original idea of... [More]
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman
Director: Peter Billingsley
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Reviews for Couples Retreat
It's hard to imagine that the thoroughly mediocre and paint-by-numbers romantic comedy "Couples Retreat" was written by the same guy who brought the world Swingers 15 years ago.
10/11/09
Although it has its moments, Couples Retreat isn't so much a movie but rather a giant excuse for some real-life BFFs to hang out in South Pacific.
10/11/09
Tawdry and tedious, 'Couples Retreat' is a retread of the almost equally unfunny 'License to Wed.'
10/10/09
A pleasant romantic romp likely to delight, provided you're willing to put your brain on pause for a couple of hours.
10/10/09
With Couple's Retreat, we're hoping for a Wedding Crashers redux we can turn into a date night. But all we get is something else to bitch about.
10/10/09
I feel no pity for Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau who co-wrote the piece. For their co-stars...we hope this career-killer is worth the paycheck.
10/10/09
The secret to a happy marriage involves falling in love over and over again with the same person. 'Couples Retreat' offers an amusing illustration of that old saying.
10/10/09
We have another durable candidate for a slew of Razzie Awards... Vaughn plays the same persona in every movie. He has a blustery, cocksure swagger on the outside while hiding his deep-seated insecurities.
10/10/09
The former swingers settle for standard gags in the moderately amusing Couples Retreat
10/09/09
The twosome that sparks most agreeably is Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. ... The humor isn't always highbrow, but it works.
10/09/09
Couples Retreat is like watching somebody's boring vacation videos, except that they're filled with big stars.
10/09/09
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.
10/09/09
The "retreat" in the title is surely a warning to any potential ticket buyers.
10/09/09
Couples Retreat is a comedy/drama mix, but it's mostly the comedy parts that work.
10/09/09
Vaughn and Favreau sprinkle in a couple of hilarious jokes throughout but that does not save this formulaic, cliché and horribly paced comedy
10/09/09
There are also scenes, the disjointed kind that wander off aimlessly in the vague hope of finding a movie, not to mention a laugh.
10/09/09
Couples Retreat is a comedy of exhaustion. But it is the comedy itself, in both concept and execution, that seems tired.
10/09/09
Top CriticGreatly silly and unexpectedly wise at times.
10/09/09
You know those comedies that hit a little dry spell and have a hard time recovering? Couples Retreat has one that lasts about, oh, 90 minutes.
10/09/09
Top CriticLatest News for Couples Retreat
November 18, 2009:
Universal Causes Couples Controversy 
Wanting to narrow the visual focus on its poster for "Couples Retreat," Universal decided to erase a pair of the film's stars...and now they're dealing with the fallout. More...
October 12, 2009:
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October 11, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Couples Rule the Charts
Couples ruled the box office as Universal's Couples Retreat took top honors at the box office this weekend. But the real story was the low-budget horror entry from Paramount,... More...
October 09, 2009:
Couples Retreat Could Brighten Universal's Fall
It's been buried beneath an avalanche of negative reviews, but as the only film opening in wide release this weekend, "Couples Retreat" still stands to post some decent numbers... More...
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