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Hope Floats

Mae Whitman (Actor), Harry Connick Jr. (Actor), Forest Whitaker (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 9,677 ratings
IMDb6.0/10.0
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Contributor Sandra Bullock, Forest Whitaker, Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Harry Connick Jr.
Language English, French
Runtime 1 hour and 54 minutes
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Birdee Pruitt (Sandra Bullock) has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie (Rosanna Arquette), who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill (Michael Paré). Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice (Mae Whitman), by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin (Harry Connick Jr.). As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Forest Whitaker
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 54 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2011
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Mae Whitman, Harry Connick Jr., Sandra Bullock, Gena Rowlands
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby TrueHD), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0047Z946U
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 9,677 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
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Great movie!
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Great movie!
It is a very moving story and Sandra Bullock is just brilliant.The Blu-ray has subtitles available in Spanish and Audio dubbed in French and Spanish.
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renee scupien
5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, misleading name
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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"Hope Floats" promises a buoyant journey of hope, but spoiler alert: hope sinks faster than a lead balloon in this film! Sandra Bullock shines, but let's be real, she's the only thing floating here. This movie might not teach you about the physics of buoyancy, but it'll certainly give you a lesson in the ups and downs of small-town drama and what not to do on a talk show. Grab your life jacket and dive in for a laughably sinkable experience!
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Colorado man
5.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Always works
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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This was a nice light-hearted fun chick flick I enjoyed it
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Vanessa C
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie 🍿
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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Love this movie
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Terri
5.0 out of 5 stars favorite movie
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
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bought this for a gift
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Elizabeth
4.0 out of 5 stars We need to return to a healed society and let Forest Whitaker direct romance movies again
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024
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Such a sweet movie. Also Forest Whitaker directing Waiting to Exhale and this. Icon.
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WendyCR72
5.0 out of 5 stars You *Can* Go Home Again...
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2010
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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 when her so-called best friend, luring Birdee on a Ricki Lake-type show for what she believes is a free makeover, announces she has been having an affair with Birdee's husband, Bill. An affair he has precious little remorse about.

Humiliated and reeling, Birdee takes their daughter, Bernice, from the home she and Bill shared in Chicago and goes back home to Smithville, Texas, where Birdee sheepishly reminds her daughter she was "Queen of Corn" for three years straight. In Texas, where she was once a big fish in a small pond, Birdee hopes to lick her wounds. Once home, she reacquaints herself with her mother, Ramona, a somewhat offbeat woman played with zest by Gena Rowlands. (A classic line from her when she asks Birdee why she was on TV and Birdee answers, "I just wanted a free makeover" and Ramona responds, "Well you got one!" was superbly delivered.) She also reconnects with her nephew, Travis, being raised by his grandmother while Birdee's sister tries to make it as an actress in California. Travis acts out his abandonment issues in an odd fashion, in costumes and as various characters, which Ramona handles with equanimity, likely since she is a bit off center herself.

In the midst of Birdee's humiliation and misery comes some matchmaking by her mother when old friend - and someone who crushed on Birdee from afar when in school - Justin Matisse drops by. Justin, played by Harry Connick, Jr, is a salt-of-the-earth type architect/construction worker. He clearly still has deep-seeded feelings for Birdee, feelings she is ill equipped to handle. Bernice does not handle the entrance of Justin into their lives well, secretly hoping for her parents to reconcile.

What follows is a languid, slow-paced tale of Birdee wallowing in pity until Ramona sets her straight. When trying to find a job with almost no skills, some former classmates Birdee looked down upon waste no time in slyly rubbing her nose in it. Bullock plays a chagrined Birdee to perfection, making you feel for her and hoping she can get herself together. Along the way, a flirtation with Justin slowly turns into more, despite Birdee's continued antipathy about her marriage. Connick holds his own with Bullock, and I thought they had remarkable chemistry. One of the best scenes in the film is when Justin and Birdee dance. Connick and Bullock apparently trained with Patsy Swayze, and likely did her proud. They clearly looked like they were having a blast. The subsequent scene at the house Justin brings Birdee to, one he is building, is very romantic and gentle. Those adjectives sum up the relationship quite well.

Of course, no would-be romance would be complete without conflict, and, as mentioned, Bernice's resistance provides plenty. Mae Whitman as Bernice was compelling. She played a child of divorce achingly well, and even when acting out, you could see the hurt underneath it. The scene between her and Michael Paré was gut wrenching when Bill would not take his daughter home with him. Alas, the only flaw seems to be that Bill is shallowly characterized, the heartless guy who has no qualms about abandoning his family. But since it does happen, I can't be too harsh here.

Add in other issues, such as Birdee's father battling the heartbreak of Alzheimer's disease and Ramona's eventual fate (I won't spoil it), and I admit, it is not always a "light" movie. But the romance keeps it from being too maudlin, and the family dynamic is as real as it gets. This is not to say there is no fun. See the aforementioned dancing...as well as a sweet scene as three generations of women - Ramona, Birdee, and Bernice have a little fun with "I Can't Get Next To You."

Forest Whitaker does a credible job as director here. Overall, this movie seems to be about a woman's journey from long-time appendage to finding her own way, and it was handled deftly. Indeed, to be honest, it was about...hope. Hope for a new future, hope for a new life, and hope for new love with the one who always loved her.

The romantic in me really, truly loved it for those reasons. If you like the theme of "second chances" and romance with "the one who almost got away", I cannot recommend this movie enough. I think it is honestly among Sandra Bullock's best movies and deserved *much* more success and respect than it received!
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Juan Gallegos Bustillo
5.0 out of 5 stars buena película
Reviewed in Mexico on January 14, 2024
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gan
2.0 out of 5 stars where she picks good roles for a great storyline
Reviewed in India on November 7, 2015
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I bought it based on recommendations on amazon but found the story to sappy for my taste. I was going by the fact that it was a sandra bullock movie, where she picks good roles for a great storyline, but this time the story was deeply lacking in substance even if the acting on sandra bullock's part was good.
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Miguel Angel Bahena
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente estado
Reviewed in Mexico on June 16, 2023
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Pelicula original y está en español, inglés y francés :)
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Grundler Fred
4.0 out of 5 stars bullock dans une comédie sentimentale !
Reviewed in France on April 29, 2022
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Sandra Bullock retourne à ses sources dans un ...)village américain, on est conquis (et ému...)
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craig wilkins
5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie
Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2015
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I owned this years ago on VHS. I find there is always a time in an actors career, usually just after they've won a surprise Oscar, or just after they break out when they do a lot of movies for money, to increase their exposure. Usually they are nothing like the movies that got them to where they are. Not that they're bad, just different. Sandra Broke out with Speed and While you were Sleeping and then a couple of interesting smaller hits, then she went on to starring in vehicles, things like Forces of Nature. Maybe you love that movie, and if you do, I envy you. I love Sandra Bullock, but there are some movies, like that one, where I scratch my head. I was just about to walk away from her movies, when this one came out. It's not perfect, there a moments so over the top silly and sweet I get a headache, but there are also moment, many more, so real and so heartfelt that I want to laugh along, or cry along with the characters. Great movie, so glad I own it once again
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