what a nice film. Surprisingly poignant and humourous, I do think Colin Firth is a pretty great actor and I have to say through clenched teeth that I feel the same way about irritating Minnie Driver!! There was such a nice gentle feel to this film that at the end you wish there was more to come. A great feel good film for your collection.

I liked this film because it went along at a gentle pace,was consistently humorous with good dialogue and acting and interesting characters, and was set in a beautiful location.An artist gets dumped by his fiancee and moves from england to the new england, usa.He falls in love with a local girl but then finds that his fiancee from england visits him and wants him back.For Colin Firth - the man with the dilemma of choosing between two quality women,and the man who played Mr Darcy so memorably in Pride and Prejudice - it is a case of " Gordon Bennet!" rather than Elizabeth Bennet on this occasion.I would be surprised if there are many people who find this film unlikeable.

I totally disagree with the person whos says this film is 'absolute rubbish'. When I first watched Hope Spings it was ok, but I watched it again and now I cant stop I love it! Its even better as Colin Firth is in it- but its a really great feel good film. Its not a huge blockbuster but its still great! The characters are well played to and Joni and Fisher are funny to watch too.

I do really like this film not only because Colin Firth is on it but also I find this really funny. It make me laughed so much on the scene when Colin Firth drop his trouser and he is not suppose to be wearing underpants! The film is very down to earth romantic comedy and it lifted my spirit when I finished watching this,that's why I'll recommend this to anyone to watch.

"Hope Springs" is a new romantic drama from Touchstone Pictures, starring Colin Firth and Minnie Driver. I was first attracted to this video by the picture of Colin Firth on the box; then I liked the blurb, saying that it is a charming Hollywood-style and witty British style romantic comedy. But my best hopes quickly sprang to bewilderment and scepticism.

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.