Hope Springs

"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)