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HOPE SPRINGS (2012)

I just watched Hope Springs and all I can say is, wow. I went to see this movie with my mom and she was freaking out and covering my eyes in some parts, I thought it was funny and that she was overreacting. After the movie I had to remind her that I am fourteen. This movie is about a married couple of thirty-one years Kay (played by Merryl Streep) and Arnold (played by Tommy Lee Jones) who love each other so much, but have not been affectionate or intimate with each other in many years. They even sleep in separate rooms, and on anniversaries they get gifts not for each other, but for the house. Kay gets sad at the reality that she and her husband do not have a real relationship. So she gets a book about marriage and calls the couples counselor and schedules the intense therapy to fix her marriage. At first Arnold refuses to go, but then reconsiders when Kate leaves without him, then reluctantly he goes with her because he does not want to lose her. All throughout the movie Arnold is uncomfortable with therapy, and especially the intimate tasks assigned by Dr. Fields (played by Steve Carrell). While Kay really wants to have a "real" relationship Arnold is tentative and they battle with this throughout the whole movie. This movie is very sweet in a weird way because it is based around an older and very in love couple that struggles with intimacy and I guess for a young audience, that visual would gross them out. The soundtrack in this movie reminded me of music in a silent film because music was included in most scenes and they describe the scene, even if the words were not there. Tommy Lee Jones was very versatile as an actor. I had never seen him play a domestic character or anyone in a relationship, it was refreshing and he did a great job. This movie made me see the power in love and determination to sustain it. My mother was shocked by some scenes but then laughed, so this would be a great movie for couples that are in a long relationship. This is a very intriguing movie, I have not seen many with this concept, so I give it five out of five stars. I recommend this movie for ages mature 13 and any age up from there. This is a good movie for a mature crowd. Victoria Burns, age 14, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic.

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After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.