Details from IMDB:
Couples Retreat
A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional.
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Initial Thoughts:
This movie was reccomend to me by one of the staff at work. I realized I never saw it and I also like to use my VPN (come and get me Netflix! ;), so as it was available on Netflix in the US I decided to give it a watch. My wife was also interested and as a bonus we had company over for supper when we watched it Saturday night.
Main Points:
I’ll get the negative out of the way, this movie is WAY too long. I think you could have taken 30-40 minutes off and lost nothing. The plot is not great but really, anyone who watches this isn’t much interested in plot. Lately I think more about if this movie is better sober or stoned, this is certainly much better with your cannabis treat of choice 🙂 I thought the actors all did there best and there are plenty of funny moments. Both my wife and Steph agreed the first half is better than the second, I would concur. I thought the actual resort/scenery was one of the best parts of the movie and there are lots of gorgeous people to look at, also when was the last time you saw “Guitar Hero” played in a movie?
Final Thoughts:
As I’ve said I look for something to like in a movie and I found some things here, that said I can’t give it more than 6 out of 10 and a mild recommendation. Certainly not for kids with some nudity, lots of coarse language and some sexual situations, ages 14+. Get stoned, if you are legally able to, relax and let this wash over you, I can think of lots of less pleasant ways to spend an evening.