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Hope Floats (1998),
Director: Forest Whitaker, rated PG-13
When life fell apart,
love fell into place.
  Starring:
Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman,
Michael Paré, Cameron Finley, Kathy Najimy, Bill Cobbs, Connie
Ray, Rosanna Arquette
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"Mothers always love
their daughters, even if they show it poorly." - Ramona
Calvert
Why watch this? It's
Smithville, Texas, folks... and I have friends there.
Plot Summary:
Birdee Pruitt's seemingly perfect life in Chicago is
publicly shattered when her husband reveals his affair on a
national talk show. Humiliated, she returns with her young
daughter to her small Texas hometown to rebuild their lives.
Faced with past wounds, fractured relationships, and the
challenges of single motherhood, Birdee navigates a journey of
self-acceptance and healing, ultimately finding strength and an
unexpected chance at love.
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Dad's Preview:
This Lone Star romantic drama tugs at just about every
heartstring it can. A young wife finds out about her husband's affair
on a talk show - she and her daughter are abandoned. The
one-time prom
queen returns to her Texas hometown. The daughter doesn't care
much for her Mom's new love interest. This film is perhaps too sappy,
however when I sign up for a romance I expect to cry a little.
Sandra Bullock and Mae Whitman have a great rapport on screen as
mother and daughter.
Harry Connick is serviceable as the hometown hunk looking to
rekindle his old high school crush. It's a pretty good
film and worth a look for date night. |
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DreamWorks
Animation; Paramount Pictures |
