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Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr., Forest Whitaker, Hope Floats [1998] [DVD]
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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Forest Whitaker's directorial efforts pay off, as he presents the viewer with a solid, though predictable, romance. The ever charming and coltish Sandra Bullock gives a strong performance as Birdie Pruitt, who has just found out on national television that her husband Bill is having an affair with her erstwhile best friend, Connie. Shocked, she is left to cope with this very public betrayal.
Birdie takes their daughter, Bernice, and leaves her husband, returning to her small town roots in Smithville, Texas, where her mom, an eccentric but lovely lady, wonderfully played by Gena Rowlands, still lives. As a teenager, Birdie had been a big fish in a small pond, a popular high school cheerleader who had ended up marrying the high school star quarterback, Queen of Corn three years running, and the envy of most of the young women with whom she grew up. She now finds herself returning home with her tail between her legs, her fairy tale life having taken a decided nosedive.
While home, some of those who remember her manage to get their digs in. One person, however, a sensitive and sensual good ol' boy, Justin Matisse, played to sexy perfection by Harry Connick, Jr., remembers her with fond affection, as he has loved her since they were in high school. He is there, just waiting to pick up the pieces.
35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Birdee is invited on a talk show and then her best friend tells her that she's having an affair with her husband. After the show Birdee moves with her daughter, Bernice, back to her mother's house (which is situated in a small town). Her father is ill (we find out more about that later). Bernice's cousin, Travis, is also staying at there.
From very early on Justin tries to woo her (with a lot of unsubtle hints from her mother).
It's Birdee's story and follows her as she deals with the aftermath of her marriage collapsing. It's also about Birdee's relationships with her family (especially her mother and her daughter) and others.
What I loved about the film was the fact that it was character driven and the characters are 3 dimensional (at least the main ones are). The whole thing feels real and, therefore, is more touching. I had tears rolling down my cheeks watching it.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a cool chick flick film, and the soundtrack is just the same. Perfect for a contemplative afternoon by the fire ~ float away and imagine you are in Texas. The best songs on it (in my humble opinion) are In Need and When you love Someone. Simply because they are from the most defining moments of the film, and bring back the feel of the film, and the hazey quality that I love about it. Go buy it if you like romantic atmospheres!
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Boring and completely depressing - avoid!!
This is one of those movies that you just can't imagine why they ever made it. Well actually I can - no doubt Sandra Bullock wanted a film in which she could do some 'real acting'. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Byron
Possibly Sandra Bullock's best!
Of several of her movies that I have seen, this is perhaps her best effort. Less of the fluffy 30-something portrayed in some of her later movies, it may be that Forest Whitaker,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Claptonian
Hope Floats (1998) (DVD) Sandra Bullock/Harry Connick jr
Sandra Bullock plays this touching drama with a real sense of 'this can not be happening to me'. The film begins with a Rikki Lake style chat show on National TV, when Birdie... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Derek Vernon-morris
One of my favourite chick flicks
I adore this movie. I have owned the DVD for years and I can easily watch it over and over. Sandra Bullock has always struck me as an excellent actress and this is no break from... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Suzanne Turner
Sandra Bullock at her best
Another feelgood storyline. I love it, love it,love it. "My cup runneth over" that is the words that always stick in my mind from this film. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ms. Yvonne Christie
Hope Floats
I happened to see some of this film on television in the afternoon one day. I decided I wanted to see all of it and ordered it straight away. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mrs. C. A. Moore
You *Can* Go Home Again...
Sandra Bullock does a wonderful job as Birdee Pruitt, a woman who has the rug pulled out from under what she thinks is her idyllic existence as a homemaker on national television... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Wendy C. Rigney
Great Film
A nice slow story, well acted by Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Junior. The music is great and it's not a sugar sweet american story either. I enjoyed it.
Published 21 months ago by Penelope
Feel Good Movie
Definately a feel good chick flick, you can always rely on Sandra Bullock for such a flim. You will watch this more than once.
Published 21 months ago by Marycdelmer
Hope Floats
Absolutely brilliant film, really sweet at times, emotional, touching, real, just a whole mix of emotions, well worth watching again and again, like re-reading your favourite... Read more
Published on 15 May 2010 by Elizabeth Gamble
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