Daisy and Jack were my guests last night as we saw Hope Springs (Eternal) at the Haymarket.
Written by Vanessa Taylor and directed by David Frankel, Hope Springs is about a couple in their 50s whose marriage has atrophied in the sense that they have not had sex for over four years and hardly shared anything either. Arnold's (TLJ) idea of a brithday present is a new fridge for Kay, his beleaguered wife.
We laughed and cried throughout the film but especially when the couple sought the advice of a suped-up marriage counsellor. It was achingly funny.
I won't spoil the ending because that is also quite touching.
The only surprise was that it had a 12A rating.