(This review should have been done last week, but I was distracted by actual news last week. My apologies.)

“Couples Retreat” doesn't break any new ground, but it does find the right mix of actors and actresses to make for a fun night at the movies.

The story focuses on a quartet of couples who go to a retreat (shocking, I know). One pair (Jason Bateman, “Juno,” and Kristen Bell, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) is contemplating divorce. Another (Jon Favreau, “Four Christmases,” and Kristin Davis, “Sex and the City”) is content not dealing with their issues. A third (Vince Vaughn, “Fred Claus” and Malin Ackerman, “Watchmen”) are just along for the ride. The fourth is a middle-aged man (Faizon Love, “The Perfect Holiday”) still pining for his ex, who brings along his new 20-year-old girlfriend so the group can get a discount rate.

I don't need to go into more setup, because the previews do a good job of that, as well as showcasing many of the early jokes. For a while, I was worried that there wouldn't be anything else, but eventually I started seeing material I hadn't already watched on commercials.

You can see a lot of the story developments coming pretty well in advance, but the cast keeps it enjoyable. Vaughn and Favreau are frequent comedic collaborators and actually co-wrote the script with Dana Fox (veteran of romantic comedies like “What Happens in Vegas” and “The Wedding Date”). Bateman is the prototypical over-thinker and control freak. Love does a good job of making his character sympathetic and relatable, rather than the standard “dirty old man” (Favreau handles those duties).

The women are well-cast foils, with Ackerman displaying frustration and affection for her husband, but avoiding cliche nagging wife status. Davis goes toe-to-toe with Favreau in a contest to see who is the more unlikable spouse, while Bell balances a stiffness to match her on-screen husband's with a little more emotion.

There are a few crude moments, but you're not bombarded with one vulgar sequence after another, masquerading as comedy. The yoga sequence made me a bit uncomfortable, but that was by design.

Overall, director Peter Billingsley (you know, Ralphie, from “A Christmas Story”)delivers an enjoyable film that won't surprise you but will keep you interested and laughing.