What: Couples Retreat (2009)
Rating: 3
Non-Quantifiable Rating: Vince Vaughn owes me a cocktail
It's a really good thing I went to see this movie with people I like, because at least I had good company. I'm ashamed to say that I picked this movie, and I had high hopes for the usually foolproof combination of writers/producers/actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau.
The movie was billed as a comedy, but it was actually pretty dark and spent entirely too much time dwelling on the characters' hopelessly dysfunctional marriages. I know Vaughn and Favreau aren't exactly highbrow but I wouldn't expect them to lean heavily on borderline offensive racial and gender stereotypes to meekly attempt jokes (an attempt which was a waste of their credibility since the jokes mostly fell flat anyway).
They get a few points for a decent cast and gorgeous scenery, but seriously, for the $10 I spent on that ticket, I should have received a mid-film cocktail to compensate for the flick's painful inadequacy.
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