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Wednesday 21 October 2009

Film Review: Couples Retreat

Ok, the only reason i decided to watch this film was because it starred Vince Vaughn in it, and his films are pretty funny. So, this film is a comedy about four couples who undergo relationship therapy, which has its fair bit of laughs.
The unhappily married Jason and Cynthia, who decide to mix therapy with pleasure by holidaying at a tropical resort. There the activities include jet-skiing and swimming with dolphins, along with marriage counselling.
Vince being reluctant to go at first is persuded by his friend to come along as they get a discount if they go with three other couples. So they go along thinking they will have a great time at this exotic holiday resort.
Upon arriving at their 4 srat hotel and resort the couples are amazed to what they have come to, however not realising what is to come. The holiday resort they have applied to come to comes with strings attached. Along with having a great time, they are reqired to have realtionship 'therapy sessions' which none of the other groups feel comfortable with, especially the yoga training with the 'tight-trunked' yoga instructor.
After feeling that this trip wasn't what the group actually bargained for, the group go off and do their own thing. After going to the 'dark' side of the resort, and revealing the true fun time they wanted to have on the Eden resort island, they come to realise that it was all part of the therapy in which the couples took part in to reveal their true feelings about each other.
So, overall i'd give this film 3 stars, as yes i think it had its fair bit of comedy in it but yet it could have been alot better through its storyline as more realistic. As far as i know this film was written by Vince Vaughn himself, so yeh i guess there could have been a lack of storyline, due to lack of experience as he dosen't really write or produce in many of his films, but only just act. However, other producers involved Victoria Vaughn, sister of Vince Vaughn, who has produced three films, but being famously known for The Break-Up (2006).

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