Offers nothing new to the tropical vacation comedy ... not even the funniest bits from the commercials really stack up to much of the cast's weakest work to date.
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10/08/09
Couples Retreat (2009)
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Reviews Counted:146
Fresh:17
Rotten:129
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.
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $108,134,160
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
Reviews for Couples Retreat
101 - 120 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
A marriage-renewal comedy with a decent cast, a few good ideas and no clear grasp on what to do with them.
10/08/09
Enjoy the stunning South Pacific views, but don't expect some enchanted evening.
10/08/09
The acting is a mixed bag. Jon Favreau and Faizon Love, who never hit a false note, are the standouts.
10/08/09
If you must, go for the scenery.
10/08/09
The various therapies -- talk, yoga, massage -- serve only to set up tired insult humor and smarmy sight gags.
10/08/09
Trouble in paradise. That's the overly familiar premise of this sun-poisoned comedy.
10/08/09
Ever go on a vacation where most of the people around seem to be having more fun than you? Then you already know what it'll feel like to visit Couples Retreat.
10/08/09
There's only one winner in this film, and it's Applebee's. Take my word for it and watch some Travel Channel instead.
10/08/09
The cast got to spend a month shooting on Bora Bora. So that explains why they're in the movie. Why you'd spend good money for a ticket to watch them have all the fun and not have any fun yourself passes understanding.
10/08/09
Couples Retreat is a pleasant, undemanding, middle-of-the-road comedy, and really, were you expecting anything else?
10/08/09
Billingsley does a good job on selling the beauty of the island, but only a serviceable one in telling this story. Then again, there isn't all that much to tell.
10/08/09
We just keep wishing they would get out of the way and let us enjoy the pretty scenery.
10/08/09
Imagine that you are listening in on the marriage-counseling sessions of the dullest couple you know. Multiply that by four, and you've got a pretty good approximation of the experience of watching Couples Retreat.
10/08/09
...may be set in Bora-Bora, but it's about as much fun as a lock down with an obsessive religious cult.
10/08/09
Watching Couples Retreat cowriters Favreau and Vince Vaughn play schlubby husbands is like showing up to your high school reunion to find that the once-sharply dressed cool guys with the fake IDs are now fat and bald. And married.
10/08/09
The only really funny moments in Couples Retreat are bits that were clearly ad-libbed by the film's stars, Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau.
10/08/09
Yes, there’s pointed human comedy to be mined from the very real stresses of married life, but this bonehead idiots-in- paradise farce raises issues only to gloss them over.
10/08/09
It’s hard to know if more convincing relationships would have made a difference in a movie so committed to funny accents and potty jokes, but at least it would have shown some effort.
10/08/09
After traveling to Eden with the shallow, self-involved, unpleasant twits that populate Couples Retreat, you'll be wishing they'd all have packed their bags and gone straight to hell, instead.
10/08/09
Latest 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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