Couples Retreat |  | Director: Peter Billingsley
Actors: Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love
Studio: Universal Studios
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 143
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 61109310
UPC: 025192022180
EAN: 0025192022180
ASIN: B002ZGW92E
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: February 9, 2010
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Product Description
THE COMEDY FOLLOWS FOUR MIDWESTERN COUPLES WHO EMBARK ON A A JOURNEY TO A TROPICAL ISLAND RESORT. WHILE ONE OF THE COUPLES IS THERE TO WORK ON THEIR MARRIAGE, THE OTHER THREE SET OUT TO JET SKI, SPA AND ENJOY SOME FUN IN THE SUN. THE RESORTS COUPLES THERAPY IS NOT OPTIONAL. THE GROUP-RATE COMES AT A PRICE.
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Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau team up after their '90s career-making hit, Swingers, to write and costar in Couples Retreat, a romantic comedy that's heavy on the satire, but is also knowing and wry, as Swingers is at its best. Vaughn and Favreau are joined in the top-notch cast by the always engaging Kristin Bell (whose appearance with Vaughn, in a romantic tropical setting, may remind viewers of Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis (Sex and the City), Faizon Love, and Jean Reno. Fans of romantic comedies, and comedies of manners, will be delighted at the snappy interaction among the actors, and the zingers delivered by the script. "You are not buying some 20-year-old broad a motorcycle!" yells Vaughn's character, Dave, to Love's character, Shane, who's having an early midlife crisis. "She's a kid! Buy her a Hello Kitty book!" Turns out that all the couples in Dave and Shane's circle are having issues, and decide to take a group tropical vacation. Ah, but there's a catch: the island getaway comes with mandatory couples counseling and bonding events. Most of the film's laughs come from cringe-worthy fish-out-of-water moments, though there are some pretty great fish-in-water moments, too: Dave begins to panic during a test involving swimming with sharks. "It's time to get the gun, and shoot some fish!" Reno is also a standout, as the unctuous New Age-y director of the retreat, fearless in spewing half-nonsense yet having the almost admirable courage to stand behind his convictions. The film was directed with a light hand by Peter Billingsley, who starred as young Ralphie in A Christmas Story, and who has acted with Vaughn in Four Christmases and The Break-Up. And somehow, among the lunacy and the beauty of nature, friends and soulmates may just find the way back to each other. Just steer clear of the Jet Skis. --A.T. Hurley
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Laughs and guffaws March 15, 2010
Mr. Richard A. McKibben
Good viewing for a Saturday night with your sweetie. Several laughs throughout the picture.
There is a good message for your marriage in the end.
 Nothing original about this comedy. March 15, 2010
R. Reynolds
This movie was bordering on boring with only a few laughs to keep you from falling asleep.
all couples should retreat March 15, 2010
Michelle Polk (Mississippi, USA)
Such a stupid movie. There was only a small amount of humor...good humor. The story line was unrealistic. Who would go to a couples retreat for your friend's marriage and to save them money?? Just a bad movie that if cleaned up could be better...at least 1 star. It is not a family movie.
 Very funny movie March 14, 2010
J. D. Sims (El Paso, TX., USA)
It's a very funny movie and gives you good pointers on how to maintain a good relationship.
 Couples Retreat loved it March 12, 2010
Julie R (MI United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just finished watching Couples Retreat with Vinve Vaughn and I loved it. I laughed a lot during it and found it be very entertaining. Its a great sit back and relax feel good movie that is beautiful with its scenery and the cast was perfect.
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