2 couples - one straight and another gay couple come for a retreat in Catskills mountains to work on this relationship. Through questions and workshops that ask “What do you need?”, “Who are you?”, and, of course, “Why are you here?”, the couples hope to sort out their issues. We are slowly told that both the couples are dealing with sexual intimacy issues. Through these sessions they hope that amicably they will be able to accept the issues and maybe work through it.
The film is just a miss mash of random things and events where protagonists are going kayaking, jogging, hiking etc. The actual sessions where the issues are handled are very limited and even in that, it never goes to the depth that I would expect for someone dealing with issues. The gay couple figures out that one guy likes to be controlled and in the straight couple, the woman is sexually not an on/off person. I am really not sure what to really means. As an audience, for me, Both the reason and the issues and the resolutions they present are just so bad and amateurish that I couldn't take this film seriously at all. This film is just a vanity project for rich, 20 something folks talking about their frankly pedestrian relationships for an hour or so. Neither the couples had any chemistry and nor was the acting any good. And why would any smart people, if they are going through issues, would go to a hippie retreat rather than a professional counsellor? Nothing about this film makes any sense. Absolute bore and complete avoidable. (2/10)
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