"Couples Retreat"

Nelson: I was really looking forward to watching this movie having seen all the commercials for it over the past few months. I am a fan of most of the cast from this movie. I was not disappointed, this is a laugh out loud movie in several scenes. Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau work really well together and Faizon Love is one of their boys as well. The couples seemed convincing and the humor was real life. Vince Vaughn is at his best when he has his one-liners as commentary on what is going on around him. The last 30 minutes or so seemed rushed, like the movie was ready to be finished and wrap everything up. If you want to laugh, this is the movie for you. I would definitely highly recommend this movie. The story goes like this, a couple is having trouble in their marriage and arrange for a 4 couple retreat in Eden, an island paradise. They go in thinking the couples workshop is optional, but soon find out that it is mandatory. All 4 couples work through their issues in counseling, resulting in some funny scenes. I would give this movie 4 stars.

Pam: The one thing that appealed to me about this movie was that the humor was based in reality. If you're married, divorced, have kids, or are trying to have kids, you will be able to identify with the scenarios and dialogue among the couples. What happens a lot is that writers don't rely on the inherent humor of comical family situations - they try to put couples in wild, over-the-top situations to force "comedy." I was really afraid this was going to happen in this movie - I had visions of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," but was pleasantly surprised to find the humor gentle and close to home. I especially liked Justin Bateman's character, who I felt at times was channeling my inner control freak that I try to keep in check (at least most of the time). Great movie - I laughed out loud - I highly recommend it. 4 stars.