Genre: Comedy, Drama
Main Players: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell
General Gist: A couple, married 30 years, attends a week long counseling get-a-way in hopes of reviving their marriage.
Deb's Take:
We had it all planned to see Moonrise Kingdom, then we got a pre-screening invite to “Hope Springs” and decided free is better, (as was the whole timing of the movie) so we ended up at this movie. I had wanted to see it anyway and it was a pre-release, I like them the best.
This movie was not necessarily exactly what I thought it was going to be. I knew the storyline, but for some reason I thought it was going to be funnier. Even a bad marriage can be funny right? Well, this movie was much more about the passage of time and what effects it can have on a marriage. This movie was much more geared towards an older crowd, their marriage was at the 30 year mark, mine is only at 18. I do know after seeing this movie I really hope my marriage isn’t anything like theirs, but I always find that I am a great “learn by observation” type of gal so I will take this as a lesson.
As far as the acting… Meryl Streep only gets better with age. I am not a big Tommy Lee Jones fan, yet he did well in this movie. I think it was his part that was convincing more than his acting though. Steve Carell was surpising good in a little more serious role. Really his role was minimal compared to the other two, but good none the less.
I enjoyed the venue a lot and would recommend a stop at the Armour Theatre in the Northland if you ever get a chance to go
Deb's Rate: Matinee
Tiff's Take:
Like Deb said, this movie was more on the serious side. There were some funny parts but generally speaking it was more of a drama than comedy. For me, this worked just fine. I'm not sure I was expecting as much comedy as Deb so it seemed to fit my expectations.
Even though I was a minority in the theater (the average age was probably closer to 50), I have to say I really enjoyed this movie. Sure it dealt with issues that I can't necessarily relate to at my age but I still appreciated it. I liked how honest it was and how vulnerable the characters were. And speaking of characters, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones were fantastic. I was very pleasantly surprised with Steve Carell beings that he didn't have really any funny parts and he played it perfectly. (Unlike his role in Seeking a Friend...in which I did not enjoy.)
I do have to ask one question though. Is there really ever a guy who does not want to have sex? I mean really.
Tiff's Rate: Friday Night
Preview: Winner of the Giveaway to be announced. And a bonus review.
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