Centered on a couple (Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones) going through their share of marital problems, Hope Springs shows the complexity of romance after that happily ever after you see in so many films. Seeing her relationship failing, Kay (Streep), decides that she needs to be the one to change things around, hopefully for the better. To do this, she suggests an intensive couples counseling session with Dr. Feld (Steve Carell), and, of course, all sorts of drama and funnies occur.
While I am much younger than the characters in this film, I still can appreciate the troubles that go along with this long marriage, and that is mostly thanks to the great acting. Streep and Jones breath life into this couple and make the conversations with the good doctor seems extra believable. And seriously, I do not now how Carell got through some of that dialogue. I would be bursting out laughing. It really is a testament to these actors how they made these intimate conversations so so honest and real, and not as awkward and horrifying to watch as lesser actors would have done.
I’m sure if I were at this stage of my life, I would appreciate this film more. But it was still a joy to watch.
Grade: B
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