Hope Springs

The name does slightly show what the film is about however i think the acting is brilliant. A fab film i think!!!... Full review

Colin Ware (Colin Firth) finds that his fiancé, Vera (Minnie Driver) is going to marry someone else. Distraught by the news he goes to the tiny town of hope in New England, where he meets a beautiful young nurse called... Full review

I am a fan of Colin Firth's work. I like Minnie Driver, Oliver Platt, and Mary Steenburgen.Oh, how the mighty have fallen.I love romantic comedies. I like British comedy. I like chick flicks. This was neither funny nor romantic. There... Full review

The movie perhaps wasn't all that brilliant, but it wasn't all that bad after all...It was actually fun.Fun to see Collin Firth making fun of himself, also Oliver Platt being pathetic as the head of the city of Hope...The chemistry... Full review

Hope Springs had lots of comedy. I laughed a lot during the movie. The character playing 'Fisher' was hilarious. Colin Firth is gorgeous as ever and funny. Minnie Driver's character 'Vera' drove me nuts! Heather Graham's character 'Mandy' was silly... Full review

THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE IF YOUR TIRED OF ACTION MOVIES WHERE EVERYTHING GETS BLOWN TO PIECES!IT NOT FAST PACED,BUT MORE OF A ROMANTIC COMEDY THAT STARS COLLIN FIRTH AND THE BEAUTIFUL HEATHER GRAHM AS HIS NEW LOVE INTEREST!... Full review

Okay, this is not the best movie ever made--even Colin Firth could not make it into a blockbuster hit. Nonetheless, it is quirky, fun and funny movie that is worth renting. I read the book, New Cardiff, before seeing the movie... Full review

This is definately the best romantic movie of the year 2003. I love every single part of this movie. When Colin bangs his head against the door and sobs, my heart breaks for him and make me want to cuddle him.... Full review

I rented this movie on a whim, and really discovered a story that deals with insecurity, broken hearts, and how to leave the pain of the past behind and reach out to the future. I watched it by myself at like... Full review

Cute movie...good acting. Makes you feel warm and in love all over again! Will watch this over and over and over again!... Full review

This movie really should be funny. And then of course, you guessed it, Vera shows up in town with shocking news: there was no wedding, there is no Roger; it was all a joke to prod Colin into getting around to marrying her. ... Full Review

But a good-looking cast, a warm, fuzzy tone and some fetching autumnal scenery make this a diverting enough date movie. Its amazing what one role can do for a career. ... Full Review

There's enough talent in this film to make a very good romantic comedy. It's the script, direction and editing that are to blame for this badly derailed film. The story is fractionally too silly ... Full Review

Colin Firth plays Colin Ware, a handsome, funny and well-spoken English portrait artist.....Then Vera turns up from England with a shock for Colin.....This is one of the most humorous scenes in the film;....In 'Hope', Colin found happiness at a point where he felt his life was over!.... ... Full Review

To appreciate Hope Springs in any form or fashion, it probably helps to be big fans of any of the three main players, who all deliver the kind of performances you expect and come to like from them. ... Full Review

In this romantic comedy, British artist Colin Ware (Colin Firth) discovers that his fiance, Vera (Minnie Driver), the love of his life, is going to marry another man. ... Full Article

British artist Colin Ware (Firth) discovers that his fiance, Vera (Driver), the love of his life, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of... ... Full Article

Not a sequel to 1998's Hope Floats, Hope Springs is a romantic comedy based on the 2001 novel New Cardiff, the first new book in over 20 years by Charles Webb, author of The Graduate. ... Full Article

Hope Springs: Hope Springs starts with a series of shots of Colin Firth, in transit on planes and coaches, looking devastated and surly. It's a face he does well. ... Full Article

Limply adapted from a novel by The Graduate author Charles Webb, Hope Springs has all sorts of fun visually referencing its famous cinematic forebear. Thing is, opening on an airport travelator and framing the lead behind his lovers leg comes... ... Full Article

He holes up in Mary Steenburgen's motel-lodge thing and she feels his pain and sends over her 'care worker' friend Mandy (Heather Graham), who offers to show him around. ... Full Article