Average customer rating: Great I rated this film highly coz it make me laughed out loud Hope for a Good Movie Springs Down Really feel-good stuff Absolute Rubbish

Hope Springs [2003] Starring: Colin Firth , Heather Graham , Minnie Driver , Mary Steenburgen , and Frank Collison Director: Mark Herman Manufacturer: Touchstone Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD All Comedy | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video Romantic | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video Up to 70% off DVDs | Up to 70% off | By Price | DVD Bargains | Special Features | DVD | Video DVDs from £4.97 | From £4.97 | By Price | DVD Bargains | Special Features | DVD | Video All DVD Special Offers | DVD Bargains | Special Features | DVD | Video DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video Similar Items: Relative Values [2000] Trauma [2004] What A Girl Wants [2003] Fourplay View From the Top [2002] ASIN: B0000TZ7FY Release Date: 2004-02-02

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2006-03-11

I rated this film highly coz it make me laughed out loud.......2005-07-15

Hope for a Good Movie Springs Down.......2004-12-05

A British artist, Colin (Colin Firth), is dumped by his girlfriend, Vera (Minnie Driver) and takes refuge in a tiny New England town of Hope. There he meets a nurse, Mandy (Heather Graham) and they presumably fall in love. Then in the middle of their young relationship Vera comes to claim her former boyfriend. A series of encounters between the three principal characters follow and end quite suddenly with Colin opting for Mandy.

Colin seems to be the typical, if not exaggerated, product of Western civilisation: he almost dies after a five-hour flight to the States, is indecisive till the end, too nervous at some point (especially against a background of calm Vera). He only feels sure in his craft of drawing portraits. Mandy begins as a psychotic provincial chicken, drinking alcohol straight from the bottle, then driving a car, and then undressing before Colin without any invitation or encouragement on his side. She ends a quieter and more positive character though. Vera is a composed, determined self-made woman; still she smokes so much during her appearance in the film that you begin to understand Americans who ban smoking from any public place.

The film may be also called a lollipop advertising the ideal image of America: with not a single obese person, with hotel managers coming to spiritual rescue of their customers (complete strangers) by sending a woman to soothe the heart sores of a newcomer to town, such woman entering a stranger's room without permission and starting by massaging the temples of a jet-lag wreck. Taking into account the really beautiful backdrop of New England fall, the picture of small-town American paradise seems to be complete.

Minnie Driver's acting is better than of anyone else in the film. Colin Firth would hardly be remembered much by his role in "Hope Springs". His personal charm saves the picture sometimes, but is not enough to save the script. The musical score is often better than the film itself, though you won't find anything beyond the ordinary.

If you believe in badly-written fairy-tales, or if you are a fan of someone from the cast; or if you need another portrayal of fall leaves in the cinema - then "Hope Springs" is for you.

Really feel-good stuff.......2004-11-06

This one may not make cinematic history, but it's a lovely romantic comedy with some great lines. I felt good after it had finished and not just because it was Colin. The location is appealing, as are the characters. Above all, though, it was a lovely story. It comes from a book written by the author of The Graduate, so it's got some pedigree.

Give it a try if you like gentle romantic comedies - I'm sure you won't regret it.

Absolute Rubbish.......2004-08-01

Average customer rating: Great I rated this film highly coz it make me laughed out loud Hope for a Good Movie Springs Down Really feel-good stuff Absolute Rubbish

Hope Springs [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) Starring: Colin Firth , Heather Graham , Minnie Driver , Mary Steenburgen , and Frank Collison Director: Mark Herman Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD All Comedy | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video Romantic | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video Region 1 | Special Features | DVD | Video DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video Similar Items: Relative Values [2000] Trauma [2004] What A Girl Wants [2003] Fourplay View From the Top [2002] ASIN: B00015YVI6 Release Date: 2004-04-06

Customer Reviews:

Great.......2006-03-11

I rated this film highly coz it make me laughed out loud.......2005-07-15

Hope for a Good Movie Springs Down.......2004-12-05

A British artist, Colin (Colin Firth), is dumped by his girlfriend, Vera (Minnie Driver) and takes refuge in a tiny New England town of Hope. There he meets a nurse, Mandy (Heather Graham) and they presumably fall in love. Then in the middle of their young relationship Vera comes to claim her former boyfriend. A series of encounters between the three principal characters follow and end quite suddenly with Colin opting for Mandy.

Colin seems to be the typical, if not exaggerated, product of Western civilisation: he almost dies after a five-hour flight to the States, is indecisive till the end, too nervous at some point (especially against a background of calm Vera). He only feels sure in his craft of drawing portraits. Mandy begins as a psychotic provincial chicken, drinking alcohol straight from the bottle, then driving a car, and then undressing before Colin without any invitation or encouragement on his side. She ends a quieter and more positive character though. Vera is a composed, determined self-made woman; still she smokes so much during her appearance in the film that you begin to understand Americans who ban smoking from any public place.

The film may be also called a lollipop advertising the ideal image of America: with not a single obese person, with hotel managers coming to spiritual rescue of their customers (complete strangers) by sending a woman to soothe the heart sores of a newcomer to town, such woman entering a stranger's room without permission and starting by massaging the temples of a jet-lag wreck. Taking into account the really beautiful backdrop of New England fall, the picture of small-town American paradise seems to be complete.

Minnie Driver's acting is better than of anyone else in the film. Colin Firth would hardly be remembered much by his role in "Hope Springs". His personal charm saves the picture sometimes, but is not enough to save the script. The musical score is often better than the film itself, though you won't find anything beyond the ordinary.

If you believe in badly-written fairy-tales, or if you are a fan of someone from the cast; or if you need another portrayal of fall leaves in the cinema - then "Hope Springs" is for you.

Really feel-good stuff.......2004-11-06

This one may not make cinematic history, but it's a lovely romantic comedy with some great lines. I felt good after it had finished and not just because it was Colin. The location is appealing, as are the characters. Above all, though, it was a lovely story. It comes from a book written by the author of The Graduate, so it's got some pedigree.

Give it a try if you like gentle romantic comedies - I'm sure you won't regret it.

Absolute Rubbish.......2004-08-01

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