"Couples Retreat" ** (out of four): On the surface, "Couples Retreat" appears to be a quickly stitched together comedy that places a bunch of likable actors in a tropical setting for some cheap laughs. And that's exactly what it is.

Remember how Michael Caine once said he would pick his movies based on where the scripts took place? I have to imagine this "Caine Method" had more than a little to do with the making of "Couples Retreat", a loosely stitched together comedy that places a bunch of likable actors in a tropical setting for some cheap laughs. The film looks like it must have been a lot of fun to make. Watching it? Not so much.

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