Wednesday 5 September 2012

Hope Springs



'Hope Springs' is advertised as a comedy and whilst there are humorous moments in my opinion the movie is more of a drama with its lengthy scenes frankly discussing 'marital relationships' in the various interpretations of that term.

Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play a married couple who by their 31st anniversary have grown to be strangers to each other cohabiting a residence. Streep yearns for a return of the intimacy and affection of their earlier years together. Jones has turned into a tightwad and a grump with a single interest of golf.

I've read some widely differing views on this movie. I thought it was quite a reasonable depiction of how relationships can deteriorate in the absence of ongoing communication and empathy. The ending is no great surprise.


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