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An Impressive Amount of Top Talent is Wasted in 'Couples Retreat'

By Bob Grimm
Tucson Weekly | October 15, 2009
One would think that casting Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Kristen Bell and Kristin Davis would've gotten Peter Billingsley comic gold. However, the film proves that it's ill-advised to send a bunch of swell actors to an island paradise -- especially when you have a shitty script.
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