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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 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
Director	Forest Whitaker
Genres	Drama, Romance

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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
- 46553
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  - 3
  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 ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kris Schroder
  - London, England
  - 10 Mar 2005 at 13:57
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- - 0
  - 0
  Slow paced, dull plot you decide
  
  This film was just okay for us... Sandra Bullock is a good actress and she is fine but the plot is just not there its too slow paced it quickly became boring... read more »
  
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- 1097041
- - Slurplepurple
  - 18 reviews
  - 27 Feb 2012 at 11:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Simpler, happy times.
  
  I just love this movie. Have watched this more than once. Harry's character, we need more people like this in the world.
  
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- 1010708
- - rafcosford
  - 9 reviews
  - Hockley.England
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 11:56
- - 0
  - 0
  Sandra strikes again!
  
  Much as I like SB this was a turkey. Someone should have advised her that stories like this make bad films. SB is perfect in humorous, light romantic fiction ... read more »
  
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- 1004195
- - a customer
  - 13 Jun 2011 at 10:03
- - 1
  - 0
  Better than glueing your eyes shut- just
  
  Save yourselves -dont rent this. I am a SB fan and noticed at the end she produced it or something - thats because it is so excruciating no one else would fund ... read more »
  
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- 954133
- - pg900
  - 11 reviews
  - Ware
  - 16 Jan 2011 at 10:56
- - 0
  - 1
  A bit slow
  
  I really like Sandra Bullock but was a little disappointed as thought this movie was too slow. I even skipped forward in parts.
  
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- 942375
- - a customer
  - Nottingham
  - 25 Nov 2010 at 15:36
- - 0
  - 1
  Bobs along at a steady pace.
  
  Not the best work from Sandra Bullock, and I do normally like her films. This one is not particularly memorable or worthy of great merit for any reason, but ... read more »
  
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- 933052
- - Yodaonacid
  - 28 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 19 Oct 2010 at 23:33
- - 1
  - 1
  Slow and rather disappointing
  
  I rented this mainly because Bullock was in the movie. This is most definitely not one of her best (and possibly her worst).
  
  For the first half, it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Farnborough
  - 03 Jun 2010 at 09:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Really nice and easy love story
  
  nothing special, you are not gonna discover the new secret for fall in love with the perfect guy but is a perfect view if you want to relax, escape from reality... read more »
  
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- - Leti
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Mar 2010 at 22:29
- - 0
  - 0
  hope floats
  
  really enjoyed x good film xx
  
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- - devonbunny84
  - 13 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 28 Dec 2009 at 18:22
- - 0
  - 0
  hope floats
  
  i rented this movie purely to see mae whitman in something other than 'when a man loves a woman' and i was not disappionted. her performace was amazing ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Diss
  - 27 Aug 2009 at 14:09
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- - 32
  - 3
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 79965
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Kris Schroder
  - London, England
  - 10 Mar 2005 at 13:57
- - 7
  - 0
  WHY?
  
  Don't bother, simple as that, can't say much else
  
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- - Lilactracy
  - 36 reviews
  - Swindon
  - 22 Jul 2008 at 08:19
- - 6
  - 0
  Dire
  
  In 2 words...don't bother!
  
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- 555589
- - AllieinLancs
  - 161 reviews
  - Stalybridge
  - 19 Apr 2008 at 12:10
- - 5
  - 1
  Hope sinks
  
  A film so ornamentally cliched, you had to give it grudging respect for daring to be so bad.
  
  Clearly, the makers of this film decided that detail was... read more »
  
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- - Zwanhunter
  - 26 reviews
  - London
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 11:06
- - 4
  - 0
  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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- - mand7
  - Powys
  - 29 Sep 2005 at 06:30
- - 4
  - 0
  One to watch
  
  I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Somewhat sentimental, obviously, but it was so good I have now purchased it so I can watch it over and ... read more »
  
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- - Lynne Storey
  - England
  - 16 Jan 2007 at 22:30
- - 4
  - 0
  One of my 5 worst films
  
  I rented this on the basis that Sandra Bullock was in it. Well I suppose everyone is entitled to the occasional dud and this is certainly and spectacularly ... read more »
  
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- - skeadugenga
  - 148 reviews
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  - 30 May 2008 at 11:41
- - 4
  - 1
  Hope floats up slowly
  
  I rented this film purely on the back of Sandra Bullocks name. As you do sometimes with films I watched it half way through then switched off! When I came back ... read more »
  
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- - john reardon
  - london
  - 09 Oct 2004 at 11:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Boring
  
  I didn't really enjoy this very much. Kinda boring.
  
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- - a customer
  - High Wycombe, England
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 10:00
- - 1
  - 0
  hope floats
  
  pretty disappointing and cheesy. would give this one a miss.
  
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- - Rafah Sabbagh
  - London
  - 03 Dec 2007 at 20:47

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Critics' reviews
- 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
- 46553
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- Leaden, dull, slow-paced, overlong drama of small-town virtues and redemption.
- 33270
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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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. ...