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NEWS ABOUT: Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman stories: 3 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Avoid This Couples Retreat 

Cast is having more fun than the audience in marital-strain rom-com

Oct 9, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Vince Vaughn romantic comedy Couples Retreat takes a terrific cast and puts them in a stunning South Pacific location, say critics, but it's marooned them there with an unfunny script.
  • "Four unlikable couples gather at an all-inclusive marriage-counseling resort in this predictable rom-com," writes Ande Dagan
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 This Extract Lacks Flavor 

Mike Judge effort offers a few laughs

Sep 4, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Judge's Extract is a view of modern stupidity, the story of a regular guy among idiots, running a bottling plant and having trouble with his marriage. While it offers some chuckles, the Jason Bateman vehicle is no comic masterpiece:
  • “What’s most striking about Extract, beyond the
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film • comedy • movie review • Mike Judge • Jason Bateman • Extract

(Newser) - Jason Bateman ought to be a drunk or dead by now. A child star on Little House on the Prairie and a slew of forgettable '80s roles, Bateman turned to boozing, snorting, and smoking up on wild all-nighters. "Shutting that off was key," he tells Steve Kandell... More »

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