Review of Hope Springs (2012) by Mark D — 02 Oct 2012

Academy Award winner Meryl Streep - Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones - Steve Carell | A comedy from the director of "The Devil wears Prada".

This review of Hope Springs (2012) was written by Mark D on 02 Oct 2012.

Hope Springs has generally received positive reviews.

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I love anything Meryl does and this was no exception, not at all as bad as everyone else seems to think…

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Watching people being awkward was awkward (obviously)…

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