Hope Springs

Today I watched Hope Springs, the new movie with Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carrell. It really was a great movie. Meryl Streep was amazing, as always. Tommy Lee Jones was great too and it was refreshing to see Steve Carrell in a serious role. The movie is about a couple (Streep and Jones) who go to a couples therapist (Carrell) because the wife has been miserable for years and wants to fix the marriage. The couple is forced to talk about their sex life and intimacy issues in front of the therapist (hilarious) and do intimacy exercises (even more hilarious). I think anyone can relate to the theme, who hasn't been unsatisfied with their relationship, whether with a spouse or a boy/girlfriend. The movie is surprisingly complex in its approach to marriage where two people simply grew apart and provides some good starting points for repairing any relationship and getting out of a rut. I highly recommend it if you want a sweet and funny movie with no violence, foul language, or nudity. Just note, the movie is definitely NOT for children as the characters talk about their sex lives in detail and make attempts at reviving it.