Hope Springs (2012)

Too much of everything

People are voting emotionally.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It was great. I do not know, but I assume many married people found it interesting. I am young though, I found this movie very interesting because I often think about the meaning of the marriage. Marriage would be much deeper than I think. It matters or be responsible much to get married since it might last 30 to 50 years, which is so long. It is not necessary to think about at the time of the marriage though. However considering the high rate of divorcing rate recently all over the world, we might need to face this kind of thing. This movie was the great motivator to ask me for the meaning of it. So I rated 8/10.I would like to say about counseling lastly, is that so called Freudian way of doing it?

"Hope Springs" is being sold as a comedy but it really isn't. It's a dramatic film about a couple whose marriage has been dying and will probably end soon unless they work together to revitalize it, with a few funny moments here and there. It has good acting (Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell are pretty much the only actors in the film so they really have time to shine). For a lot of people, seeing the movie will make them question how their relationships have evolved over the years and where they want their relationships to go. Any movie that provokes genuine intelligent conversation is a good one to see in my opinion. It's not perfect though; the soundtrack is a bit over the top at times and while it takes some interesting directions, you'll wish it went off the beaten path more often. How much you like the movie will probably depend on how much you can relate to two people who have been married for 31 years and have fallen (or nearly fallen) out of love, but I haven't even been alive that long, so there's something there for anyone who can put themselves in the shoes of these characters too. I'd definitely recommend it. (Theatrical cut version on the big screen, August 7, 2012)

Hope Springs is a romantic comedy and drama that features Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones together with Steve Carell,Elisabeth Shue and Mimi Rogers.This movie takes a view at mature relationships particularly Kay and Arnold who has been married for decades.Kay feels that she and her husband Arnold are just going to the motions of their marriage despite the fact that they show devotion to each other.She wanted to bring up some spice into their relationship by doing various things to reconnect with her husband like seducing her at night but to no avail as he apparently has shown no interest.This led her to convince her husband to visit a couple therapist in town called Great Hope Springs.She had difficulty in persuading him considering his virtues of being steadfast man of routine but manages to do so in the end.During their retreat,both started to explore the challenges they are facing and find out why their marriage has become somewhat dull and boring.But ultimately,this led them to realize their shortcomings and fall for each other once again.No question that Meryl Streep once again delivers as Kay.What's good about it is the fact that she manages to provide a very sexual performance as an aging wife who needs to do something about her lifeless marriage.What's good is that Tommy Lee Jones manages to complement her acting talent as the disinterested husband.Their chemistry and comedic talent shines throughout the film.Although this film could be boring especially for the young audience who have yet to experience what Kay and Arnold are experiencing,I still was somehow felt entertained due to the lead stars performance as they managed to elevate the film despite its average script and direction.Also,it is worth giving credit to the supporting cast for providing spice to what could have been a generic movie without Streep and Jones.

My wife and I are in the middle of watching this wretched film. Man, I can't take any more. Please.... make.... it.... stop....Now, to the actual review. It's bad, bad, really, really bad. In reality, that doesn't even begin to describe it. It's beyond really, really bad---way beyond. It's so bad that I can't even find a word for how bad it is. Ghastly? No, that's not nearly strong enough. Vile? No, it's worse than that. Truly painful to watch (and I watch Svengoolie all the time). I'm definitely going to have nightmares.Finally, I'm willing to wager that at least 90% of the positive reviews are from married women over the age of 50, where the roles are exactly the opposite of those in the movie. That is, the woman is the one who is not keen on sex, not the husband.