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Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

In case you hadn't caught the drift of the other reviewers, Couples Retreat is bad. With such a great ensemble cast and its classification as a comedy you would think that the film would have at least one funny scene but amazingly it didn't! I'm all for enjoying films that are so bad they are good but this was just painfully awful and with such wasted potential too! In isolation, Jon Favreau- top writer and actor, Vince Vaughn- yes always the same character but he is undoubtedly a pro, Kristen Bell- quirky, fun and a great comedy actress, Jason Batemen- who doesn't love Arrested Development, even the great British national treasure that is Peter Serafinowicz pops up in a role plus the man that is Jean Reno from Leon fame! It's actually quite incredible that this combination could go badly.Sure, a couple wishing to reunite their love and passion en rope their unsuspecting friends into the 'holiday of a lifetime' in the picturesque resort of West Eden isn't groundbreaking stuff, but there is a solid foundation from which to develop the film- isn't there? Thinking there would be jet skiing, snorkeling and lazing around the friends are shocked to find out there is a very strict itinerary in place per day. And from hereon it it is cliché after stereotype after character flaw after cringe.Also where the hell did they find Vince Vaughn's Dad from? I haven't seen such bad acting in a long time. The three stars came from Peter Serafinowicz, John Michael Higgins and Jon Favreau making me raise a smile ONCE.I think I need to go and lie down because this irritation is causing a non comedic hernia.

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.

Dave (Vince Vaughn) and Ronnie (Malin Åkerman) are a loving couple with two little sons. Joey (Jon Favreau) and Lucy Tanzini (Kristin Davis) are high school sweethearts with 18 year old daughter Lacey who is about to go to college. Shane (Faizon Love) is separated from his wife and is with a much younger girlfriend Trudy (Kali Hawk). Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia Smith (Kristen Bell) are unable to conceive and considering divorce. They give a PowerPoint presentation to entice the other three couples to go to therapy resort Eden the next week. The retreat is divided into Eden West for couples and Eden East for singles. Marcel (Jean Reno) is the unusual therapist owner. He is joined by therapists Ken Jeong, John Michael Higgins, Charlotte Cornwell and Amy Hill. Then there is the overly amorous yoga instructor Salvadore (Carlos Ponce).I actually like the various couples and their family in the first 20 minutes. The peeing in the store is a fun joke. This could be a fun family movie with a good cast of couples. I really don't like the resort. The whole vibe for the movie turns. The loving couples become annoyingly combative. The nice family feel turns into a sleazy sex romp and not a good one. Every instructor is annoying. The whole couple's therapy is annoyingly stupid and not funny stupid. I don't want to be in their therapy sessions any more than some of those characters. The shark feeding is kinda funny but very limited.

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.