Comedy had potential and good cast, but it is only in the promise
Couples Retreat (Couples Retreat, 2009) had the potential to be a great comedy about the difficulty of maintaining a good marriage after a few summers have passed since the expected "yes".
To tell the story, actor Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and his friend screenwriter Dana Fox elencaram four types of couples quite distinct. The first one shows a workaholic Vaughn leaving little room for his wife (Malin Akerman, Watchmen), who wants more attention. The second is formed by the former captain of the football team (Favreau) and ex-cheerleader (Kristin Davis, Fri and the City), who became pregnant on the day of the prom. The third couple is no longer together, because Shane (Faizon Love) just take a foot-in-ass and now walks up and down with a girl who is half his age (Kali Hawk). And trying to keep their relationship are Jason (Jason Bateman) and Cynthia (Kristen Bell). The two can not get pregnant and this is bringing up the other marital problems.
The solution: go to a resort that specializes in couples therapy.
The problem: they're on a budget and will only be able to travel if they close a package in which the eight heavenly place to embark.
The catch: to get there, even couples who thought they were going to just enjoy the holidays will be subjected to conversations with psychologists, yoga exercises and life lessons given by the creator of the site (Jean Reno).
Cheap moral lessons, attempts scenes of shame that others do not turn out as they should and only sexual innuendos are very little and does not do justice to the scene where the film settles down (Bora Bora, in case you wondered). And you can not even tell that they were only there because some local hotel decided to play because at no time did they say where is this island waters so clear.
Looks like Couples Retreat is just a plan to use money from the studio and go on holiday with all expenses paid while pretending that it is working. Only way to explain how such artificial situations and characters were caricatured as far as to tell a romantic comedy so dull. And so what could be a hit of the afternoon session saw a monkey off the shelves of stores.





