Couples Retreat (2009)

Director:

Peter Billingsley

Writers (WGA):

Jon Favreau (written by) and
Vince Vaughn (written by) ...

Release Date:

9 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

It may be paradise... but it's no vacation.

Plot:

A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional. |

Plot Keywords:

Couple | Screwball Comedy | Critically Bashed | Box Office Hit | Chick Flick

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Dave
Jason Bateman	...	Jason
Faizon Love	...	Shane
Jon Favreau	...	Joey
Malin Akerman	...	Ronnie
Kristen Bell	...	Cynthia
Kristin Davis	...	Lucy
Kali Hawk	...	Trudy
Tasha Smith	...	Jennifer
Carlos Ponce	...	Salvadore
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Sctanley
Jean Reno	...	Marcel
Temuera Morrison	...	Briggs
Jonna Walsh	...	Lacey
Gattlin Griffith	...	Robert

Also Known As:

Untitled Vince Vaughn Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and language. (originally Rated R for some sexual material.)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #45636) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Bora-Bora, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Vince Vaughn was raised in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a northwestern suburb outside of Chicago. The characters of "Couples Retreat" reside in Buffalo Grove, and Joey Tippaglio (Jon Favreau's character) is seen wearing several Buffalo Grove High School shirts.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Both Kristin Davis and Malin Akerman break character in the group yoga scene, and are laughing hysterically and trying to hide it.

Quotes:

Dave: [Referring to Twitter] I call it twatting.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Late Show with David Letterman: (#17.23)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE

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Having enjoyed Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Swingers, I thought that this had a pretty decent chance of being a funny movie.

No dice. This film tries to be a zany comedy and a touching drama at the same time, and fails at both. It starts out well, but somewhere about 20 minutes in, seems to lose its way and it never comes back.

I have seen worse movies, and there are a few funny moments. But by halfway in, I was hoping it would end soon because it was just boring.

The best thing I can say is that this movie will have you wanting to visit Bora Bora because of all the beautiful scenery. Other than that.. meh.