ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep tackles the ups and downs of marriage in her new film "Hope Springs."<br/> <br />Streep teams up with veteran actor Tommy Lee Jones, who plays her husband of 31 years. Trying to find a cure for their lifeless marriage Streep's character, Kay Soames, enrolls the couple in a week-long therapy session lead by U.S. actor Steve Carrell.<br/> <br />Throughout the film Carrell's character, Dr. Bernie Feld, takes them through a series of exercises that includes role playing and stepping outside of their comfort zones.<br/> <br />Carrell and his wife recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary, when asked if he learned anything new from the role he confidently said they didn't need any tips.<br/> <br />The movie effortlessly switches between humor, sorrow and emotion, which Carrell credits to Jones and Streep.<br/> <br />For Jones, Streep is one of the main reasons he said yes to the role.<br/> <br />"It was a good script about real people with real problems that seem to be really funny and it had Meryl in it," Jones said.<br/> <br />"Hope Springs" hits U.S. theaters on August 8.
