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August 10, 2012

At the Movies: ‘Hope Springs' has real punch

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Here's how surprisingly effective “Hope Springs” is: It will make you want to go home and have sex with your spouse afterward. Or at least share a longer hug or a more passionate kiss.

Hope Springs

Director: David Frankel

Cast: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 99 minutes

You don't have to be married for 31 years like the stuck-in-a-rut couple Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play to feel inspired by the film's message about the importance of keeping your relationship alive. It sounds like a cliche because it is a cliche, and more: It's a cottage industry, one that's launched countless afternoon talk show episodes and shelf after shelf of self-help books.


 
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