“Couples” needs more therapy
It’s the recession, and to celebrate, all of your favorite actors and actresses are looking for work. Lucky for you, they found it in the same film, “Couples Retreat.” Unlucky for you, Peter Billingsley (best known for playing Ralphie in the cult classic “A Christmas Story”) directed this movie into the ground. Billingsley is about as good at directing as Ralphie was at writing his essay about the Christmas gift he most desired. Both cases result in damage to the eyes.
While viewing the film, I had difficulty telling whether the film’s writers, Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Dana Fox,...
