• Follow us on

Entries in Peter Billingsley (5)

Thursday
08Oct2009

Movie Review: “Couples Retreat”

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Seen on: October 6, 2009

The players: Director: Peter Billingsley, Writers: Dana Fox, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jean Reno.

Facts of interest: None.

The plot: Four couples travel to a resort on a tropical island and soon realize they are forced to partake in therapy sessions.

Our thoughts: “Couples Retreat” is a totally forgettable comedy. There, I said it. It’s neither refreshing nor really funny, spending more than 100 minutes focusing on four simpleminded couples incapable of dealing with the problems in their relationships. Despite a couple of decent moments, this one’s a big drag, folks.

Click to read more ...

Wednesday
01Jul2009

Trailer for 'Couples Retreat' with Vince Vaughn

How about an awkward vacation with Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and Jon Favreau? That's what's on the menu in Peter Billingsley's upcoming comedy "Couples Retreat," which is due in theaters Oct. 9, 2009.

A first trailer for the comedy has popped up online, and you can check it out below. The footage did not entirely win me over, but I believe this is actually something that could be pretty funny.

The film follows four couples who spend some time at a tropical island resort, where they quickly find out that participation in a couple therapy program is mandatory. Jean Reno plays a therapist and the owner of the resort.

The interesting cast also includes Faizon Love, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Tasha Smith and Kristin Davis. Favreau wrote the film based on an idea by Vaughn.

Click to read more ...

Thursday
18Dec2008

A first look at 'Couples Retreat'

The folks at USA Today recently posted a first image from Peter Billingsley's upcoming comedy "Couples Retreat," a film written by Jon Favreau based on an original idea by Vince Vaughn.

"I had the concept a while ago, and Favreau did the first draft of the screenplay with specific actors in mind," Vaughn told the newspaper.

Starring Vaughn, Favreau, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Tasha Smth, Kristin Davis on board, and Jean Reno, the film follows four couples who spend some time at a tropical island resort, where they quickly find out that participation in a couple therapy program is mandatory.

Check out the gang in the pic above, and watch out for "Couples Retreat" in theaters some time next summer.

Monday
27Oct2008

Jean Reno packs for ‘Couples Retreat’

Jean Reno is the latest to join the cast of Peter Billingsley’s upcoming comedy “Couples Retreat,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Written by Jon Favreau, the film follows four couples who spend some time at a tropical island resort, where they quickly find out that participation in a couple therapy program is mandatory.

Reno is set to play a therapist and the owner of the resort. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love play the guys, with Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman and Kristin Davis on board as the girls.

Reno, who recently starred in Eric Besnard’s “Ca$h,” will also appear in Harald Zwart’s upcoming sequel “Pink Panther 2.” He also recently wrapped filming for Nimród Antal’s “Armored.”

Final word: Reno as a crazy therapist in an American flick sounds totally hilarious. He alone will be worth seeing this.

Wednesday
15Oct2008

‘Couples Retreat’ guys find their women

Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman and Kristin Davis are in for Peter Billingsley’s upcoming comedy “Couples Retreat,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The plot follows four couples who spend some time at a tropical island resort. Although one of them is there to work on their damaged marriage, the other couples soon discover that participation in the resort’s couple therapy program is mandatory.

Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Faizon Love are already on board. Favreau also wrote the screenplay, based on an idea by Vaughn.

Bell teams up with Bateman, Davis stars as Favreau’s wife, and Akerman hooks up with Vaughn.

Bell most recently starred in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” She recently wrapped Mark Steven Johnson’s “When in Rome,” and she’s currently doing voice work for “Astro Boy.” Davis’ last big-screen appearance was in “Sex and the City.”

As for Akerman, she was last seen alongside Katherine Heigl in “27 Dresses.” Her next major role is Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II in Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen.”