Couples Retreat

  • 2009


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11 % Rotten
$ 171 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 52
Average Rating 1.9/5
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1.8
Its 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 .. Av Club
1.5
Stranding a gifted cast on an all inclusive trip to comedy hell, Couples Retreat turns on the not terrible idea of four couples heading to an impossib .. Av Club
2.5
Moreover, its low on wit and humour, making the proceedings quite long drawn and unfunny. ETimes (TOI)
2.5
The formula itself might have supported hilarity, but the story lacks character specifics. Rogerebert
2.5
Couples Retreat is ridiculous and whorish, but the minds behind it are too sharp to simply leave it at that. Cinema Blend
2.5
Even so, its always nice to spend time with actors like Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman. Ny Daily News
1.3
There are also scenes, the disjointed kind that wander off aimlessly in the vague hope of finding a movie, not to mention a laugh. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Theres a lot of talent here, and they try hard to find the laughs. Philly
2.5
Instead, Couples Retreat takes aim at holistic pretension, an easy and tired target. Philly
1.0
A more helpful title for this date movie would have been Couples, Retreat! Chicago Reader
2.5
Director Peter Billingsley keeps these premise focused jokes paced well, but the movie begins to fall apart just as it finds its stride. Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
Its still not funny.Despite the exotic locale, the film is drab and plodding. Usa Today
3.5
Its a relatively promising premise thats employed to consistently underwhelming effect, as Billingsley places an ongoing emphasis on aggressively unfu .. Reel Film Reviews
2.5
The casts enthusiasm goes a long way toward keeping the whole mediocre affair from becoming completely intolerable. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Even still, Couples Retreat gives off a mild air of self satisfaction, apparently the natural result of good pals having a good time in a good place m .. News Review
1.0
Theyre better off than their friends, however, such as Shane (FAIZON LOVE) whos divorced from Jennifer (TASHA SMITH) and is now dating 20 year old Tru .. Screen It
1.0
If it were a send up of couples therapy and its absurd language the film would at least be about something, but it hasnt even that much intelligence. Independent
1.3
Stretches of dud dialogue are interspersed with unsightly sight gags. Rolling Stone
1.5
Besides a few zinging one liners, this is just a bland marital drama with gorgeous scenery and awkward physical comedy. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
2.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
1.0
Unfortunately, the film completely wastes each and every one of them, with even the expected banter between Vaughn and Favreau falling short of expect .. View London
0.5
But even by current dismal movie comedy standards, the awfulness of Couples Retreat is a standout. Cs Monitor
1.3
Its dumbed down entertainment aimed at a dumbed down audience the comedy equivalent of a McMansion. Boston
3.1
This is a movie about four amiable couples, their low level relationship woes, and the sunny South Pacific getaway that makes everything all better.It .. Star Tribune
1.0
Its not a bad high concept, but utterly devoid of life, humour or recognisable human beings. Guardian
1.0
Any movie in which two or more American couples go on holiday together is unfunny, embarrassingly sentimental or both. Guardian
3.5
Although the script by Favreau (Swingers) and Vaughn (The Break Up) is a bit talky and includes some out of place potty humor, most of the dialogue co .. Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
This movie may have been fun to make, but in the cinema its a trip to the innermost circle of comedy hell. Daily Mail
3.2
Couples Retreat is fluff, a genially banal message comedy about learning to live with your spouse by staying true to yourself. Ew
1.0
This may be one of those comedy moments when rubbishness is supposed to be part of the joke, but even then it manages to be boring. Eye For Film
3.0
Theyre a long way from those single Swingers, but theyve still got a hilarious rapport that makes audiences guffaw more than this middling comedy dese .. Common Sense Media
2.2
And didnt it look funny.What they didnt tell you was that, unlike a great 90 minute sitcom which is what this wants to be where being funny is all tha .. Movies
2.5
The pacing, the acting, the editing its all slapdash, a clumsy excuse for unfunny erection jokes and breathtaking Polynesian vistas. Sf Gate
2.5
Whats depressing is that theres hardly a creative spark in this sour, offensive, contrived story, and its sloppiness is more consistent than its comed .. Time
1.3
All of these revelations revolve around pitifully dull matrimonial truismsListen!.Be more open with your feelings! Slant Magazine
2.0
Vaughn has also co written the script with old mate Jon Favreau so we know exactly who to blame for all the juvenile jokes and predictable plotting. Express
3.0
Unfortunately, the setup isnt so much funny as it is mildly depressing. Bullz-Eye
2.2
Couples Retreat may be set in Bora Bora, but its about as much fun as a lock down with an obsessive religious cult.Like its copious consumer ads for s .. Reeling Reviews
1.5
But theres a special clumsiness to Couples Retreat that elevates it to its own realm of crass obscenity that is perhaps best exemplified by its outrag .. Flickfilosopher
0.0
Congratulations, Vince and Jon: Youve gone all the way from ambitious new voices to lazy, craven sell outs in just a little over a decade. Las Vegas Weekly
3.1
The ending is rushed and weak, but its probably about the best one could hope for given how the filmmakers wanted to wrap up things. ReelViews
2.0
Problem is everyone has to have their own jokes their own story arc and their own tidy resolution at the end.But save for a few amusing moments nobody .. Hollywood
0.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. Tony Medley
1.5
A bit of a guilty pleasure. But, most of the humor falls flat. Interesting that its a Vince Vaughn vehicle that doesnt give Vaughn enough to do. Paul .. Cnn
2.5
The cast of Couples Retreat has more fun making it than you will watching it. Aisle Seat
3.0
There are plenty of cheap jokes and deliberate button pushing, but I cant say I didnt laugh. 7M Pictures
3.1
Beneath the ham acting and the relentless banter is a serious movie about relationships. The Star
2.5
The only really funny moments in Couples Retreat are bits that were clearly ad libbed by the films stars, Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. Deseret News
1.0
Review by Louise Keller: If you feel like a date movie with a little romance, big laughs, witty dialogue, appealing characters and a spectacular locat .. Urban Cine File
2.0
COUPLES RETREAT (M) (113 minutes) Reviewer Jim Schembri IN THIS tepid, way overlong adult comedy from motor mouthed actor producer Vince Vaughn, four .. The Age
2.0
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. Maki At The Movies
1.5
The themes and overall missions of each set of couples in the film are too serious to simply slide in a few one liners and sight gags and expect it no ..
3.5
This magnificent scene and others like it prove that, as with comedy itself, sometimes great material is enough to overcome merely average presentatio .. La Weekly
2.0
The result is a film that is both maddeningly predicable yet annoyingly random. Digital Spy
0.0
If that doesnt scare you away, this movies broad concept of romance embraces Favreau pleasuring himself in two different scenes.Your 12 bucks also buy .. New York Post
2.5
This is what passes for middle of the road comedy these days, safe without being prudish, never too disturbing, never too funny. Abc
1.9
After traveling to Eden with the shallow, self involved, unpleasant twits that populate Couples Retreat, youll be wishing theyd all have packed their .. Dustin Put Man
3.0
Dont feel sorry for the principals Favreau and Vaughn had a hand in the script, proving they know how to pander with the best of them. Larsen On Film
2.5
Their family life may be a little dull, and they may be coasting on autopilot to some degree, but they seem reasonably balanced, and they seem to genu .. Christianity Today
3.8
An absolute must see for anyone interested in fully appreciating the mindset and motivations of the charismatic militants who emerged to capture the c .. News Blaze
2.0
Sadly for us though, Favreau and Vaughn are likely to continue their profitable relationship for some time to come. The Sun
2.5
For everyone else, this talented cast of players have done better things in better films. Matts Movie Reviews
1.5
A comedy without any identifiable humor. Retreat is dreadful, but to consider just how many gifted performers are here treading water makes the heart .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
The film looks like it must have been a lot of fun to make.Watching it Big Picture Big Sound
1.5
The heart and soul of An Education though, is Carey Mulligans raw and captivating performance that radiates with tenderness and charisma. Nyc Movie Guru
2.5
If you see more than one movie comedy a year, youll be able to see the cliches coming a mile away. Js Online
2.3
While the banter between Vaughn, Favreau and Bateman was good, there is just not enough of it. ComingSoon
2.0
If only somebody had remembered to pack a decent script with the suntan lotion. Sky
1.0
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2.0
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2.0
Theres enjoyable observational humour: parents will recognise stressful scenarios such as children peeing in showroom toilets. Metro
2.0
So wacky hijinks ensue, but maybe, just maybe, everyone will learn valuable lessons about how they can blah blah blah blah blah. Dvd Talk
1.5
This is a truly disappointing effort from a team of comedians who are clearly capable of better. From The Balcony
2.0
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 for the pi .. Fan The Fire Magazine
1.9
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 .. Entertainment Spectrum
2.0
Couples, a sputtering if sporadically amusing misfire, packed a lot of actors off to a pretty location and gave them nothing funny or deep to do. Orlando Sentinel
1.5
The narrative is clunking and lazy, there to get characters from A to B without any respect for coherence or us, the audience. Spectator
4.5
is all about acknowledging feelings and good sex. Do we really need a film to tell us that The Indian Express
2.5
It was so money.But alas, the edge has been dulled by success and here Favreau offers up a formulaic script containing no surprises and few laughs. Illinois Times
2.5
And in between nightclub shows, poker games and Marilyn Monroe theyd make movies, Oceans Eleven being the best of them. Crazed Fan Boy
1.3
And the physical set pieces, involving lemon sharks and a lecherous yoga instructor, have no real bite to them.The movie boasts enough scatology to pl .. Articles Baltimore Sun
2.5
Still, the good work done by all the actors involved cant save what is basically a run of the mill romantic comedy. Washington Times
2.5
Although it has its moments, Couples Retreat isnt so much a movie but rather a giant excuse for some real life BFFs to hang out in South Pacific. The Movie Kit
1.5
Instead of being a sharp, witty comedy about married couples experiencing vacation therapy together, its more of a pinheads in paradise routine with o .. Spectrum (St. George, Utah ..
1.0
To avoid paying for a holiday to hell, dont see Couples Retreat. A prime contender for 2009s Worst Film, this star studded but startlingly drab comedy .. Empire Online
1.0
Sorry, but if battering an audience in the face with Jon Favreaus waxed bitchtits for 102 minutes now qualifies as comedy, I never want to laugh again .. Camp Blood
2.5
Where it fails is in its attempt to blend comedy with feel good romance. Edge United States



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