30/365 Couples Retreat

Starring:  Vince Vaughan, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Jean Reno, Kali Hawk, Kristen Bell

Genre: Comedy (although there were very few laughs)

Discovery:  I wanted to see if it was as bad as the critics made it sound.  I like to give movies a fair shot.

Summary:  How do you sum up the stories of four separate couples?  Here goes: Jason & Cynthia are having marital problems so they decide to go on a retreat for couples.  They end up getting all their closest friends to take the trip with them. From there you have a hodge podge of mishaps & innuendo which ultimately lead to all the couples reconciling and falling more in love (cue the mariachi band).

First Glance:  Glossy, ridiculous, half-hearted comedy (and I use that term VERY loosely since i only laughed once).  Normally, Vince Vaughn is right up my alley.  I dig his sense of humor and often laugh at his shtick, not this time.  Sorry.  Shot in Bora Bora, beautiful location. Paradise.

Deeper Look:  In the hopes of having a deeper message this movie ‘jumps the shark’ and becomes the most unfunny glop I have watch in awhile.  Not to mention I think having a friend direct them might have been a big mistake.  Director Peter Billingsley seems to not know how to get a good performance out of his actors.

What I Took Away from this Movie:  NOT FUNNY.

Final Glimpse:  Please Hollywood stop churning out these waste of celluloid films. I’m begging you.