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Article: Rocky retreat.(TimeOut)(Movie review)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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- October 9, 2009
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Byline: Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com
Hollywood must really have it in for Buffalo Grove.
How else to explain why the Northwest suburb has been used as the setting for two inane and intelligence-abusing romantic comedies so far in 2009?
The pathetically trite and cliched "I Love You Beth Cooper," based on Buffalo Grove High School grad Larry DoyleAEs comic novel, changed the name to Buffalo Glen, which at least spared the community direct embarrassment.
Now comes "Couples Retreat," a promising comedy that utterly squanders its opportunity to say something meaningful and truthful about marriage and commitment. ...