Fresh
Somehow it can't make the leap from an enjoyable light film to a movie to remember.
Mark Adams, Hollywood Reporter
Hope Springs
The problem every man dreams of... a choice.
2003 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Mark Herman
Overview
British artist Colin Ware discovers that his fiancée, Vera, is going to marry another man. Distraught and despondent, he gets on a plane for America and ends up in the tiny town of Hope in New England. At first, Colin is depressed, but he soon finds more than a shoulder to cry on when his innkeepers introduce him to Mandy, a beautiful nurse. All's going well and Colin has almost forgotten his old flame until Vera shows up with a surprise of her own.
Director and cast
- Mark Herman Director
- Colin Firth as Colin Ware
- Heather Graham as Mandy
- Minnie Driver as Vera Edwards
- Mary Steenburgen as Joanie Fisher
- Frank Collison as Mr. Fisher
- Oliver Platt as Doug Reed
- Mary Black as Mrs. Peterson
- Chad Faust as Rob
- Tony Alcantar as Webster
- Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Tina the Cleaner
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