Hope SpringsMovie Reviews

Hope springs is a hit

I think Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones deserve Oscars for this. They were phenomenal!!!

Like Paying to Watch Your Parents ....

Good storyline but pretty dry and for the younger crowd a little uncomfortable.

Loved it!!

As a married couple in our 50's who are still totally in love, we were so pleased that this was so well-written and beautifully, believable acted.
Definitely for adults, the older the better.

VERY GOOD Movie!!

Even though I had a good vibe for this movie before even seeing it due to the actors involved in it. Really liked it very much as if you think about it so reality based. Just shows you how not being aware of your partners feelings can railroad you into thinking things that aren't necessarily true.

Hope Springs

This is a very funny story for those of us in the "40+" age group....I think we all can relate !

not good, not funny

I really wanted to like this movie. All of the actors are so good. But it just didn't work. Way too serious! It needed more humor. It's like talking about your parent's sex life, uncomfortable!

Not For Newlyweds

Great movie for experienced married couples. Could put spice back into your marriage or relationship.

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The appeal is to a narrow audience: middle age couples married twenty or thirty years.
Good acting; slow pace.

A movie for older adults.

This is a good movie about a older couple who's marriage not only has lost it's spark, but is about to fizzle out. It's not only funny, but it's sweet too.
I recommend this movie for people over the age of 40, because younger people usually don't like to think that older couples should have intimate relationships.For older couples, a lot can be taken away from this move about how to revamp a stagnant relationship.

True to life, yet entertaining

The trailer led me to think Hope Springs would be conventional (long marriage gets stale, man's emotionally frozen, woman thaws him). I went because Meryl Streep was in it.

But lo, the plot, characterizations, and writing were fresh, surprising, original, and utterly true to life. The therapist doesn't do Hollywood fakery, but acts like a real therapist. The sessions go up and down, and success isn't guaranteed. Progress is rocky, especially when expectations begin to rise. The surprise revelations come in clumps, uncomfortable, searing or funny. The language isn't dramatic: it's true to these everyday characters. There are no deathless pronouncements. The vows at the end are just like in normal everyday weddings and re-weddings.

The script and direction make all of this mundaneness flow; the tension is just right, and the message stays close to the bone. Another plus is that Meryl Streep finally has a strong opposite in Tommy Lee Jones.

Bravo!

It was pretty good (and I'm a guy).

Not for the younger crowd. I am 37; my Wife is 35, and we were the youngest people in the audience. That was a good thing though, because teens, and young adults in theaters is generally a BAD experience (talking, texting, getting up every 5 minutes). Anyhow, "Hope Springs" is a slice of life film about a couple dealing with 30 years of marriage that has gone stale. Steve Carell is a marriage counselor/author that is enlisted by Meryl Streep's character to get them back on track (very reluctantly by Tommy Lee Jones's character). Spoiler Alert: THIS FILM IS NOT A COMEDY (my wife was balling towards the end). If you are my age or older, or a woman over 30 (ish), I would recommend this film! :)

seriously

The main 3 do a great job of acting. With that said, I was expecting a comedy. This didn't deliver. The message is that a successful marriage needs intimacy.
Seriously.

Alex

This movie is really good.must see, is not just for older couples also for younger ones as my wife and I. We loved the combination of actors tommy lee Jones, Meryl streep, and
Steve carell they were all amazing

Great Movie

For Baby Boomers this should be a mandatory movie.
It deals with the progressive loss of communication and commonality in a long-term marriage.
The problems are real and this movie puts them in front of the audience in a realistic, matter of fact manner and I am sure that many couples go home compelled to do something about their marriage after seen this movie.
The performances by the three actors are magnificent. For Steve Carell this must have been a difficult role to play as the therapist for two consumated actors such as Mrs. Streep and Mr. lee Jones but he can hold on his own and delivers an excellent performance.

Overall, a great movie, expecially for those who, like myself, have been in a long-term marriage.