Unfortunately my First review Couples Retreat

Hello everybody,

I figured while this movie was fresh in my mind I would express my feelings towards it. Before I begin this review I want to tell you all that I'm an easy going guy I go with the flow and I'm a generally nice guy who hardly has problems with anything or anyone unless it's just completely stupid or annoying.

I just want to say just how disappointing this movie was. I saw the trailer for this movie I had low expectations for it due the low laughs I had from it. The lowest of low in expectations could not prepare me for how minimal the laughs were in this movie and how utterly wasted the characters in this movie were. The cast includes writers and Producers Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell(Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Veronica Mars), Jason Bateman (Juno and one of my favorite shows of all time Arrested Development), Kristin Davis (Sex and the City), and Malin Akerman (Watchmen and Heartbreak Kid). I know what your all thinking the cast of this movie sound pretty great and the supporting characters in this movie are pretty impressive. The major problem I have with this movie is the udder wastefulness by Favreau and Vaughn with the cast they are given.

Another problem with this movie are how the characters are written. The characters that we are introduced to have typical problems within a marriage. Dave and Ronnie (Vaughn and Akerman) are living two separate lives Vaughn works on selling video games such as Guitar Hero while Akerman bores Vaughn by asking him for help with which floor tiles to buy (I know what your thinking and yeah it's totally original). Joey and Lucy (Favreau and Davis) apparently cheat on each other on a constantly basis (only figures this out until they admit to each other at the end of the movie we are shown more of the infidelity in the trailer than in the actual movie). Jason and Cynthia (Bateman and Bell) are unable to concede a child and over plan for every activity within they're lives including a PowerPoint presentation warning they're friends about testicular cancer and they're 5 year plan for what will happen if they're marriage doesn't work out. Trudy and Shane (Faizon Love and Kali Hawk) are complete opposites Shane is an older divorced man who's dating a 20 year old foot locker saleswoman. I just can't believe how unoriginal the characters were and how each character fit the bill perfectly and how they should act in the situations they are put in.

The icing on the cake of this movie is the fact that most of the laughs if not all of the small scale laughs are found within the trailer. So not only can you get the basic gist of the story from the trailer you also get the laughs without paying the $7.50 to see it.

Overall I do not in any way recommend this movie I am embarrassed to say that I saw it. If this movie is any indication of what is to come in the future for Favreau and Vaughn comedies then I will not see any of them anytime soon. The days of Swingers and Made are long gone. I believe that Favreau will redeem himself with Iron Man 2 what will Vince Vaughn do to make up for not only this, but Fred Claus as well. Call me when you make Old School 2 Vince.

So this was my first review let me know what you guys think.
Thanks and I hope to hear from you,
Matt