Review of Hope Springs (2012) by Ricardo A — 01 Mar 2013

This movie is so bad. Slow and boring. It does have a couple of funny scenes and the performances are great but that's just about it.

This review of Hope Springs (2012) was written by Ricardo A on 01 Mar 2013.

Hope Springs has generally received positive reviews.

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By Monny M (94) on 29 Sep 2014

It is too slow for its own good, but the charming performances of Streep and Jones are enough to hold the picture, and the situations allow…

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