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Hope Floats
1998
Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer style chat show. She goes home to her mother and the small town in which she grew up where everyone knows of her televised marital collapse. Things only get worse as a .. Read more
| Starring | Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman |
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| Director | Forest Whitaker |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Hope Floats
Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer style chat show. She goes home to her mother and the small town in which she grew up where everyone knows of her televised marital collapse. Things only get worse as a family tragedy brings her ex-husband back for an official divorce. Meanwhile an old friend, Justin (Harry Connick Jr.), has entered her life, sparking a romance. While Justin's intentions are clear and good, Birdee struggles with the decision to let him fully into her life. This 1998 sleeper of a film was a pet project of leading actress Bullock and became a surprise hit, touching the hearts of its viewers.
| Starring | Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman |
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| Director | Forest Whitaker |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Apr 2004 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Sandra Bullock (who also executive-produced and had a hand in the casting of co-star Harry Connick Jr) stars as Birdee, who finds out via a Ricki Lake-style talk show that her husband has been unfaithful (the best scene in the film). So she decides to return to the small home town where she was once a beauty queen to get over the pain, with her mother (Gena Rowlands) and young daughter at her side. There's far too much moping and sobbing before she realises that the boy next door (Connick Jr) is now rather hunky. Bullock should have had the sense to change the title and reduce the wallowing, but Waiting to Exhale director Forest Whitaker makes the scenes of budding romance amusing. It's those nice touches of humour (plus the wonderful performance of Rowlands) that manage to save the film.
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A small town Texas beauty queen, Birdee Pruitt (Bullock) returns to the nest after her husband announces that he's in... read more on Time Out
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23 out of 26 people found this review helpful
Bullock Brilliance
Absolutely fabulous film with great work by Sandra Bullock as a former prom queen returning to rebuild her life in her home town. Moving and realistic, the story is full and deeply moving (and I'm a guy!!) and takes its own time to get where it wants to go. Harry Connick JR and Gena Rowlands provide solid support but this is Bullock's show all the way. And she's never looked lovelier.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Worth a look
What a lovely story, and Sandra Bullock is such a brilliant actress in any role she takes on, well worth seeing!
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Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer style chat show. She goes home to her ... -