Couples Retreat
Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort. Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want to enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon find, however, that paradise comes at a price: Participation in couples therapy sessions is mandatory. What started out as a cut-rate vacation turns into an examination of the common problems many face.
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- Cast:
- Vince Vaughn , Jason Bateman , Jon Favreau , Faizon Love , Kristin Davis , Malin Åkerman , Kristen Bell
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A Masterpiece!
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
The main problem with this film is that none of the characters have any redeeming qualities. This makes the rest of the flaws in the movie insurmountable. A funny and talented cast like this should be able to save this film, but because you don't like any of them, it ends up being boring and annoying for the most part.
This is one of my favorite comedies of all time. Something my wife and I both enjoyed, and we watch it every couple of months or so. Hard to believe it's been seven years since it was made. Part of the appeal is the place it's filmed, of course, as it is spectacular. But the main thing is the relationship between the couples: at once both close and yet full of tension as only people in long-term friendships would understand. It's certainly not a slapstick, stupid comedy ala Jim Carrey, so if that's your style of comedy you probably wouldn't like it. A big part of the movie's comedy is the couple's counselors, like Ken Jeong and John Michael Higgins. Their discussion of each of the couples' marriage is hilarious.One note: The bonus materials add a lot to the overall experience. Some of the scenes I can understand why they were cut, but there was a lot of material left out there that would have made the movie even better.
Four couples go on a retreat to a tropical island in the Caribbean to work on their marriages,, what they don't realize is that participation in therapy sessions is mandatory and not optional,, lot's of crude sexual humor and behavior abound in this one,, Vince Vaughn is his usual funny, crude lovable troublemaker always coming up with some crude or perverted joke. it seems though Hollywood has hit the limit with these kinds of movies recently,, this one is mostly re hashed from other movies I felt,, it's not gonna win any Oscars, but then again it's not bottom of barrel trash either, I guess it all depends on what you are looking for from this movie when you watch it,, for me I was looking for laughter, and sexual humor thrown in, it's middle of the road average,, no more no less.
I must admit to being a fan of Vince Vaughan. I'm pretty sure he has no pretensions of being a great actor and he always seems to play the same character but it's a likable and charming character nonetheless. This is a film for 30 something plus couples to watch and enjoy. It's not a film that will particularly appeal to a younger audience or the kind of guy that thinks the only good film has to include some kind of superhero. For the silent majority however this is a very entertaining and watchable film with plenty of laughs throughout. Yes you know how it will end but the fun is watching the characters get there. Of the people I know who watched this all have enjoyed it which makes a rating of 5.4 even more laughable. The vast majority of voters on here are men however and therefore any film not totally aimed at male testosterone is always going to be unfairly rated on here. Just note that this film made a large profit and rightly so.The cast is first rate and there are no weak performances. They all seemed to be having a good time and that shone through in their performances. This is an excellent comedy and if you like Vince Vaughan i'm pretty sure you'll like this.