Review of The Couch Trip (1988) by Bruce C — 01 Jul 2007

A little quirky, but more funny moments than most comedies.

This review of The Couch Trip (1988) was written by Bruce C on 01 Jul 2007.

The Couch Trip has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Couch Trip

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Bellaray ? (504) on 18 Aug 2007

The plot was ludicrous from start to finish I found myself raising and eyebrow from start to finish and really I didn't laugh once…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Jess M (180) on 20 Aug 2018

Hilarious. All his movie are just great comedy…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Cli O (622) on 22 Nov 2008

Aykroyd is funny but the rest of the movie is pretty flat…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Steve D (1,011) on 17 Dec 2008

Probably the best Dan Aykroyd has been other than Ghostbusters. The radio show scene is one of the funniest ever…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By James H (4,675) on 03 Oct 2007

This comedy starts out decent, but the storyline begins to wear thin after about an hour…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Andrew L (1,755) on 26 Sep 2008

Some funny scenes and dialogue. Characters are great with great performances…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Jim G (441) on 04 Mar 2008

Aykroyd at his best, the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars is because Matthau isn't as good a partner for him as say Chevy Chase or Eddie…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Hilary Mantel (33) for The Spectator (1,162) on 29 Aug 2018

This is a film which sets out to amuse us mildly and take no risks…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Chris M (3,023) on 26 Oct 2010

This comedy barely got a passing grade from me. Pretty weak stuff from both Akyroyd and Matthau (who is a favorite of mine)…

Read Review

Review of The Couch Trip (1988)

By Angel M (666) on 14 May 2010

It is hilarious how Aykroyd, as a patient turns the tables on his psychiatrist, impersonating him, and making him a more popular guy than ever…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

By Melissap (3) on 01 Nov 2005

This movie ranks at the top of the worst films I have ever seen! I kept waiting for it to get better but unfortunately it never did…

Read Review

Review of Nowhere (1997)

By Shane M (526) on 01 Jan 2004

This movie is like a bad acid trip....scene after scene of vile, disgusting images with no redeeming qualities whatsoever…

Read Review

Review of Smoke (1995)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 09 Jul 2004

Despite a certain grace in the dialogue and casual plot construction, this is positively reeking of a desire to be cheerful in the face of adversity…

Read Review

Review of Roar (1981)

By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 22 Apr 2015

However misguided, it’s clearly one from the heart, a movie that should never have happened, and one that’s hard to believe actually exists…

Read Review

Review of Deconstructing Harry (1997)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Apr 2015

This runs a close second to September as his worst feature to date--marginally more bearable only because it's a comedy and a couple of gags…

Read Review

Review of 2 Days in Paris (2007)

By Max (106) on 30 Oct 2007

Crap in a can. I walked out 30 minutes into the movie…

Read Review

Review of Thumbsucker (2005)

By [Anonymous] (537) on 08 Feb 2006

I can't understand how anybody, least of all film critics, could have spent two hours of their time watching this and thinking their was something…

Read Review

Review of The Rules of Attraction (2002)

By Disco_Stew (1) on 13 Oct 2005

Rules Of Attraction is by far the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life, I am still recovering from it…

Read Review

Review of Focus (2015)

By Xenojoey (1) on 15 Mar 2015

Horrible acting by Will Smith. One of the worst movies I've seen. This movie makes After Earth look okay…

Read Review

Review of Russian Dolls (2005)

By Nayita 2 (22) on 01 Jan 2011

Ni la terminÃ (C), no recuerdo pq ni la terminÃ (C) :S…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Couch Trip

1988

53%28 Reviews

17 Miracles

2011

69%39 Reviews

Young Einstein

1988

56%132 Reviews

Fools Rush In

1997

60%435 Reviews

The Last Waltz

1978

84%504 Reviews

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

70%599 Reviews

Snowpiercer

2013

73%967 Reviews

Remember the Daze

2008

52%73 Reviews

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009

81%748 Reviews

Somewhere in Time

1980

69%621 Reviews