Couples Retreat is a recent rom-com that features four couples with strained relationships. The main characters, Dave and Ronnie (Vince Vaughn & Malin Akerman) have a normal marriage: two kids, good house, still in love... but some fighting and disagreeing (as any normal couple).
Two of their friends, Jason and Cynthia (Jason Bateman & Kristen Bell) are dealing with problems in their relationship. Uptight, straight-forward and practically robotic, they are considering divorce.
Not just them: Joey and Lucy (Jon Favreau & Kristin Davis) are constantly fighting, barely talk to each other and even consider infidelity. Shane (Faizon Love) has just divorced his wife: he's now with a sexy 20-year-old girl, dumb as a door.
Jason and Cynthia sign their friends for a couples retreat in a five-star resort, that offers counseling and marital therapy. It's a rare opportunity for some fun. But as the tagline announces: it may be paradise, but it's no vacation.
They accept, thinking that the therapy part is optional and that it will be all fun and games. After all, it's a five-star hotel, so why not? But as it turns out, there is a program to be followed. So all of them have to start couples' therapy.
The plot is a little weak, but there are some good moments in the movie. Not the laugh-out-loud kind of movie, but you'll be entertained if you don't mind its flaws and have a good time. The first half is funny, with some great moments in the retreat.
Too bad it was ruined by the typical end: the humor is put aside when the "love" issue pops up. The ending is too sweet, almost sticky. Of course Americans wouldn't let the families be broken, so the ending is the usual. I won't spoil it (as if nobody already knows the ending... :D).
One little warning: don't take young children for this film. There's nothing bad: no sex, no graphic nudity. But there's lots of sexual humor (it's rated PG-13, although it was originally rated R). Actually, the dirty stuff provides some of the movie's best moments.
Some of it the young viewers won't understand, because it is not obvious; like when Favreau picks some oil and a picture of a sexy girl on lingerie... alone... if you get what I mean... (not a big spoiler). But others, like the yoga lesson, are quite graphic. But hey, I'm looking too deep into it. I'm such a prude! Just kidding. :D
About the good and bad stuff... it's a 50-50 tie. The first part is good, but the ending is too silly. However, it's been doing very well in box-office. With a US$ 70 million budget, it has already made US$ 153 million worldwide! And it's still playing. Not bad for a rom-com with some weak reviews...
Couples Retreat is good entertainment if you want a light, silly comedy. Laughs are guaranteed.
>> ZÉ B. [3/5]
IMDB link: HERE
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