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$\"\"$ I had no idea what to expect because I had not read much about the flick. I really like Vince Vaughn<\/a> and Jason Bateman<\/a>, and usually like Jon Favreau<\/a> so I figured we would enjoy the show. Boy, was I right.<\/p>\n

The film the natural skills of the cast members I knew. Favreau played the jerk, Vaughn the man-child and Bateman the uptight controller. Kristin Davis<\/a> was great as the hot and bothered wife neglected by Favreau. But the real treats came from the members of the ensemble I didn’t really know much about.<\/p>\n

I did know Kristen Bell<\/a>, who played Bateman’s wife, from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/a>” but didn’t realize it until I started getting ready to write this. She was hilarious as were the rest of the couples ensemble: Faizon Love<\/a>, Kali Hawk and Malin Akerman<\/a>. In fact, Akerman may have sewed up the Best Supporting Actress Award for The Brians<\/a> with her looks alone. The way she worked with Vaughn to show that solid relationships don’t have to be perfect is just gravy.<\/p>\n

I think the thing which made the movie so funny was the clever use of the staff at the resort. John Michael Higgins<\/a> and Ken Jeong<\/a> killed as therapists in roles that could have been easily mis-cast. I think a lot had to do with which couple they were counseling. The interplay made the issues of the couples a better launching pad for comedy.<\/p>\n

But Salvadore, the yoga instructor played by Carlos Ponce<\/a>, brought the most laughs. He could have come off as a boorish one-note character. But Ponce put a little zest into the role, kind of letting the husbands know he was hitting on their wives, and there was nothing they could do about it.<\/p>\n

The ending kind of spiraled into cheesy, rom-com territory, but the laughs from the previous hour and a half made it tolerable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"