Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.
It becomes clear why Oprah is such a huge Perry fan.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
1 Sep 2010
rotten:
Burdened with a bevy of unlikely plot twists, this is less a movie sequel than the latest installment in a big-screen soap opera.
– Lisa Rosman,
Time Out New York,
7 Apr 2010
fresh:
Not only is Perry in tune with his audience as always, he's unquestionably growing as a cinematic artist.
– Michael Ordona,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr 2010
fresh:
If Perry's cinematic vision remains less than 20/20, his sagacity gets stronger by the movie.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
2 Apr 2010
rotten:
Worth mentioning is the queasy dynamic in which the male characters' violent impulses are condemned in theory but, when acted on, seem to be implicitly excused, or at least overlooked.