Couples Retreat opened in October 2009 and was a success earning about 109 million domestically. It stars Vince Vaugh, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, and Kali Hawk. The film is about four couples who go to a resort to support one couple trying to work on their marriage.

I thought Couples Retreat was a good movie. I was invested in the characters and seeing how everything panned out between each couple. Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell play Jason and Cynthia who contemplate getting a divorce and they go to the resort to work on their marriage. In order to afford the trip, they pick a group package that saves them a ton of money which leads to their friends coming along. While their friends are there to support them, they end up working on their own issues or in some cases realizing they have issues in their respective relationships. The success of the movie relies on the couples. Each pair work well together. Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman play Dave and Ronnie. They have the “perfect marriage” but have been too busy with work and raising a family to enjoy alone time together. Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis play Joey and Lucy who both put up the front they are a happy couple in public but in private barely talk to each other and express interest in other people. Faizon Love and Kali Hawk play Shane and Trudy who have only been together for a few weeks. Trudy is substantially younger than Shane who is still trying to get over his ex-wife. Everyone plays their roles well. Each couple is distinct which contributes to the success of the film. It has been a while for me seeing Kristin Bell in something different. I have been used to her as Gossip Girl in the CW show as well as Eleanor Shellstrop in The Good Place. Seeing her in this kind of role was a treat. Even her character in You Again was a little different than her character in Couple’s Retreat.

The setting added to the movie. I am a fan of tropical settings. I like when Hallmark uses them in their movies. Several of the movies I have watched recently had tropical or beach type settings. The way the resort was in the movie made me wish I was there myself.

Couples Retreat is a good movie with a strong cast. It has a nice setting that makes the audience wish they could stay there. Who knows? Maybe a resort like this does exist somewhere and if so, sign me up.