Friday, October 9, 2009

At the Movies

"Couples Retreat"
This moviegoer is going to pass on this one, in spite of a good cast: Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Vince Vaughn, Kristin Davis, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, etc. It may be a future Netflix viewing but I'm not even sure if I'd watch then.

Why? Because even the trailer doesn't seem all that funny...not good when your movie is billed as a comedy.

The movie seems like it's a mix of Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married" - which turns out to be an 'unofficial' couples' retreat of sorts when college friends, now married, all go to Colorado for a long winter weekend - and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (which I LOVED!).

Instead, check out either "The Damned United", starring Michael Sheen and Jim Broadbent, or "An Education" (Carey Mulligan, Emma Thompson, Peter Saarsgard) - both look like good bets!

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