Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
positive
2(7%)
mixed
7(26%)
negative
18(67%)
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67
Thanks to Vaughn, Favreau, and the stray sharp lines that pop out of everyone else, the film at least offers the lively sound of egos that still know how to swing.
63
Despite being mediocre and largely forgettable, Couples Retreat is not unpleasant, although it's easier to recommend it for home viewing than for a trip to a theater.
50
In Couples Retreat, it's Favreau, not Vaughn, who is wound up, and this vacation comedy goes nowhere.
50
A good idea for a sophisticated comedy lurks within the latest Jon Favreau-Vince Vaughn collaboration, Couples Retreat, but the filmmakers lack the courage of their convictions. So the payoff is mixed at best.
50
Among the better things in the movie, I count Vaughn's well-timed and smart dialogue.
50
The results are boring boring.
50
The story and the humor get progressively skimpier than an Ipanema bikini.
50
You'll have a few laughs, for sure. Just don't expect to enjoy yourself as much as everybody on screen.
40
Those involved got to spend weeks at a Bora Bora luxury resort; all we get is this not lousy but unmemorable tropical-vacation comedy.
38
Tedious, unromantic, sophomoric and only sporadically funny.
