Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

JamesRutland This movie is amazing also if have some exaggeration, it analyzes, in suave way, the relationship between a couple with many funny moments and very smart and funny dialogues. The recitation of the protagonists is absolutely amazing: Jones and Streep are perfect in those roles. It is one of the most smart movie I've ever seen which recalls Silver Linings Playbook where good feelings and genuine souls win.

FilmBuff1994 Hope Springs is a mediocre movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a great comedic cast. It certainly has its moments, the chemistry between Meryl Streel and Tommy Lee Jones is terrific, Jones character certainly brings in the most laughs and his character is also the most relatable, he holds back and dosen't say things like it is a times, I think everyone can admit that they've done the same before. The character development is poor, we don't learn an awful lot about this couple's relationship before they start marriage counselling, it takes us in to their journey before giving us a reason to really care, I also found a lot of scenes very discomforting, nobody wants to see two sixty year olds trying to pleasure each other, it's not particularly funny, it's just awkward. This film has to be the biggest waste of Steve Carell ever, I decided to watch this movie for him more so than Streep and Jones because I'm a huge fan, but his role is useless and gives him nothing to do in regards to either comedy or drama, he's just a therapist who gives the main characters tips and advice, if they at least gave the character some scenes outside of his workspace where a personality is conveyed then it could have been alright, but sadly the his traits are very limited. Short on laughs and characters that never really shine, I would give Hope Springs a miss if I was you. A married couple's love life has decreased over the years, they decide to turn to a therapist for help. Best Performance: Tommy Lee Jones Worst Performance: Jean Smart

juneebuggy This was very good, mostly due to Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones who (as you'd expect) are just fantastic. The story is cute, a little uncomfortable at times, if I'm honest (not sure how much I want to think about the fact that I just saw Meryl give Tommy oral sex in a movie theatre) but I have to give this movie credit for giving a thoughtful look at mature relationships and I enjoyed it way more than I expected to.For the most part this is a drama, with funny bits centering on a wife who convinces her husband of 30 years to visit a marriage therapist in a small town called Hope Springs. The couple have drifted apart and she wants to put the spark back in their relationship (stop sleeping in separate rooms) TLJ complains about the price and the fact that all therapists are crooks who will give them more problems than really exist. Jones and Streep have genuine chemistry together and their timing is impeccable.This really peels back the layers on the ups and downs of a 30 year relationship. Meryl is perfection as always, playing an everybody's mother or grandmother type woman. I found TLJ's character a bit heartbreaking actually, playing the grumpy old man to perfection, set in his ways while also showing his struggle to open up in therapy and how in the end he was willing to do almost anything for his wife.Steve Carell, is also excellent as the therapist, he plays it straight and does a great job but I couldn't help thinking every time they panned to him during the therapy sessions that he was going to say something hilarious, or pull the pin on a hand grenade he just happened to have lying around. I kept waiting for it. 3/29/15

Davalon-Davalon I like both Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones. And I'm sure under the right circumstances, the two of them could make an excellent movie. But "Hope Springs" seemed problematic to me--not entirely because of them, either. The acting aside for a moment, let's talk about the soundtrack. When Meryl is walking through the bookstore, the music is so loud that I thought, "Was anybody awake when they mixed this?" It was very "in your face" to the point that I wanted to stop watching it. This happened about three times, including the "hit-the nail-on-the-head" song, "Everybody Plays the Fool." The entire film would have had more impact had the soundtrack not gotten in the way. As for the story: The reality of relationships, such as this couple's, seemed quite real to me. That wasn't the problem. The problem was: Why didn't Meryl walk out on him years ago? What was there to love? It wasn't like Tommy was showing her any affection at all. So, while her attempts to entice him were funny, I didn't get what it is about him that she wanted to love or care about. He was one-note for almost the entire film and as such it made it difficult for me to accept their relationship. That said, Meryl's character seemed very real to me. She was honest. And that was appealing. But it did seem that she didn't really have any friends or life outside her relationship with Tommy and while it certainly seemed that they were going to have a better relationship as the film ended, she still didn't have much of a life. Also: It was really hard to feel sorry for people that lived in what I would consider luxury. Who wouldn't kill to have that kitchen? The house was vast. It was like a mansion. I thought, "Meryl, honey, if Tommy is so stuck-up, gruff, and out of it, then just go find yourself a nice guy, have a shag and call it a day." I guess throughout I never felt the two leads were really connected. I always felt they were acting. Now, they are professionals and they did their job well, meaning, they showed up, followed directions, hit their marks, and read their lines, sometimes quite wittily. And the simple locations were all shot well, and the story was simple: it was about them. We didn't have to follow a cast of thousands. But ultimately, I didn't care about these people and at the very end when they get re- married on the beach, I felt Steve Carel was on the verge of bursting into laughter. It looked like an outtake. It was very, very, very light fun for viewing at home, but as for a major motion picture that would give you goosebumps or affect you or make a difference in your life, I'm thinking... no.