Couples Retreat (2009)
Directed by Peter Billingsley
Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort. Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want to enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon find, however, that paradise comes at a price: Participation in couples therapy sessions is mandatory. What started out as a cut-rate vacation turns into an examination of the common problems many face.
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In addition to the couples therapy, they are signed up for activities like yoga, where instructor Salvadore (Carlos Ponce, "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," "Just My Luck") mimics hetero and homosexual sex acts with his students; a 'getting in touch with nature' exercise with resort guru Marcel (Jean Reno, "Léon: The Professional," "The Da Vinci Code") that lands Jason and Dave in the center of circling sharks; and massage where the separately horny Lucy and Joey can attempt to come on to their masseur and masseusse.
In addition to the couples therapy, they are signed up for activities like yoga, where instructor Salvadore (Carlos Ponce, "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," "Just My Luck") mimics hetero and homosexual sex acts with his students; a 'getting in touch with nature' exercise with resort guru Marcel (Jean Reno, "Léon: The Professional," "The Da Vinci Code") that lands Jason and Dave in the center of circling sharks; and massage where the separately horny Lucy and Joey can attempt to come on to their masseur and masseusse.
At times, Couples Retreat superficially recalls Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Hangover, although it doesn't work as well as either.
Regardless of how her career progresses, Kristen Bell at least has had the fortune of heading off to Hawaii to film Forgetting Sarah Marshall and now Bora Bora to shoot Couples Retreat.
He invites the rest of his coupled-up friends to a Powerpoint presentation to deliver the bad news along with his equally rigid wife Cynthia (played by Forgetting Sarah Marshall 's Kristen Bell) then begs them to chip in on a group deal to a luxury resort that specialises in couples therapy.
Married buddies Dave (Vince Vaughn, "Swingers," "The Break-Up"), Joey (Jon Favreau, "Swingers," "I Love You, Man"), Jason (Jason Bateman, TV's "Arrested Development," "Extract") and recent divorcé Shane (Faizon Love, "Who's Your Caddy?," "The Perfect Holiday") are surprised to learn that Jason and his wife Cynthia (Kristen Bell, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall") are contemplating divorce because of the stress of trying to conceive a child.