Thursday, August 16, 2012
HOPE SPRINGS
Drama
PRINCIPAL
CAST MEMBERS
Meryl Streep: Kay Soames, a retail shop employee
Tommy Lee Jones: her husband Arnold, Senior Partner in an
Accounting firm
Steve Carell: Marriage Councillor Dr. Bernie Feld
REVIEW
Brilliant. No other term comes close to describing Meryl
Streep’s portrayal of a woman who is unhappy with her marriage of some
thirty-odd years. Not that the other two principals are slouches, it’s just
that she is so much better than they are.
The story will resonate with anyone who has been (or still
is) in a long term relationship. There is a ring of truth about it and it does
not feel fake. Perhaps one of the writer’s went through this or knows someone
who did?
Clearly geared to the more discerning viewer, one moviegoer so
succinctly put it this way: “an interesting movie that caters to a more
senior demographic although parts of it made me cringe” because of the explicit
and graphic nature of some scenes. Most people will feel the same, being
uncomfortable hearing others talk about their intimate personal sex life.
However, like me, you can always look away if it becomes too much. But more
often than not there is some comic relief, either a titter or a chuckle from
someone.
CLASSIFICATION
for mature thematic content involving sexuality.
P.S.
By splitting the screen during the showing of
the end credits I feel I got gypped having to focus on the continuation of the
movie with no opportunity to read the credits as they roll by. I hope this does
not become a trend in the movie industry because some of us enjoy staying to
the end reading these things.
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