This vacation is not going to be as fun-and-games filled as the couples originally believed. On the plus side, the film appears to argue in favor of faithful, committed marital relationships and constant communication.
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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Print Subscriptions. Deseret News homepage. Film review: 'Couples Retreat' too vulgar to be any fun. Reddit Pocket Email Linkedin. But too much of the scripted humor is shrill and vulgar. Also, it may be hard to believe, but this material makes us despise the usually likable Bateman. They're a long way from those single Swingers , but they've still got a hilarious rapport that makes audiences guffaw more than this middling comedy deserves.
Unfortunately the movie feels overlong it could've used a sharper edit , and except for Dave and Ronnie, the couples aren't really likable -- especially Joey and Lucy, who spend most of their time looking for younger hotties to ogle. In addition to the eight leads, there are several noteworthy performances among the hotel staff. Cuban-American dreamboat Carlos Ponce best known to Spanish-language soap fans is a definite scene-stealer as Salvadore, the ripped, teeny-briefs-wearing yoga instructor.
Jean Reno , always a delight to see, plays New Agey resort founder Marcel, and English comedian Peter Serafinowicz makes his Hollywood comedy debut with expert smirks, creepy smiles, and hilarious over-pronunciation as resort facilitator Sctanley yes, that's spelled correctly.
No, Vaughn and Favreau haven't surpassed their Swingers legacy, but this otherwise mediocre vacation comedy is saved by how charming they and their troupe are to watch on screen. Families can talk about the movie's message about relationships. Is there anything here that can be applied to issues of teen sexuality?
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I wouldn't recommend this to teens of any age because of this. It does have a good lesson about staying together and working out your marriage but I feel it's canceled out and spoiled by the sexual content if your screening this for your kids.
Parent of a 8 and year-old Written by Aimeeblue June 13, Parent of a 14 and year-old Written by fancythat June 3, It should have been rated R. Adult Written by stacymavros March 9, Not for kids Beautiful scenery I had hoped for better Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman acted it out well Parent of a 5-year-old Written by beejaim November 21, Adult Written by quicksilver November 1, Adult movie - not for kids This movie has it's moments of real comedy but others were truely flat.
It is a movie about real marriages and the problems that they may have. Not what my husband I expected on "date" night. Adult Written by gibby84 October 9, Fine 4 13 and Up I thought this movie was a slapstick hilarious kind of funny, but there was some disturbing sexual scenes, more for comedy than anything else. Parent of a 7-year-old Written by Maxmum October 8,
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