Wasting time before the CHALK IT UP thingy happening downtown, we step into AMC Rivercenter for a viewing of Couples Retreat. Had not been to this theater inside Rivercenter Mall on the riverwalk in years and believe me, it did not receive the stadium seating treatment many older theaters received in recent make-overs. And, I’m not certain that I wasn’t bitten by some kind of flea or bed bug or something.
This movie written by Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau from Swingers fame is not nearly as bad as all the critics have argued. Sure it is a forgettable fluff of a film but it engages you in just the right way that if you see it during a matinee, you will not have wasted your time or money.
There are many memorable and laugh out loud scenes including the yoga scenes with Carlos Ponce.
See it with the other half of your couple because after all no one wants to eat alone at Applebee’s on a Friday night.
3 out of 5 stars.
PS: This film was directed by first time director Peter Billingsley. Yes the dude from the 1983 A Christmas Story.
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