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October 9, 2009
At the Movies: ‘Couples Retreat' veers from silly to sappy
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
“Couples Retreat” suggests what life might have been like if the guys from “Swingers” had grown up, moved to the suburbs and turned into lame, sitcommy cliches.
| COUPLES RETREAT |
 Director: Peter Billingsley Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kali Hawk Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language Running time: 110 minutes |
Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn team up again, on screen and on the script (along with Dana Fox), for this broad comedy about four couples who go on a tropical vacation together.
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