Hope Floats

The relationship between the mothers and daughters in this movie is utterly convincing. Laramie Movie Scope:Hope Floats A tear-jerker with interesting characters The soundtrack is also very good. ... Full Review

The movie also falls woefully into formula when, as Romance 101 dictates, the relationship between Birdee and Justin is difficult at the beginning. As the pleasant family drama "Hope Floats" moves along, you begin to wonder why it was made. ... Full Review

Much of the emotional heart of ``Hope Floats'' depends on viewers developing sympathy for a little girl whose parents are divorcing. Connick, likable as usual, plays Justin, a local handyman, who wasn't suave enough to rate with Birdee back in high school. ... Full Review

Hope Floats," which fortunately does pull together for a strong finish, is nevertheless a real plus for Bullock, who served as the film's co-executive producer. Even so, "Hope Floats" gives good value, starting with Bullock's and Rowlands' knockout performances. ... Full Review

while Rowlands, serving as a perfect counterbalance, beautifully underplays her response.....This is a frustrating film that takes its cutesy title way too literally.....Beyond that, the flick is rife with clunkers that weigh our spirits down, far down..... ... Full Review

Except for the bratty kid, Hope Floats is a pleasant enough movie and may please those with patience and an affinity for drama. There's a good movie under the surface here struggling to get out, but the plethora of predictable dramatic cliches is successful at burying it. ... Full Review

Well, it's a good line, and it suggests that Gena Rowlands will be developed as one of the ditzy eccentrics she plays so well, but actually she's pretty sensible in this movie and the line doesn't seem to apply. It seems most promising as comedy or satire, but no: ``Hope Floats'' is a turgid melodrama with the emotional range of a sympathy card. ... Full Review

Not a bad film, exactly, but a bit pedestrian. The initial premise, with its sly commentary on talk show culture, is intriguing; but the film soon slips into familiar melodramatic territory. ... Full Review

Keeping afloat proves to be the main challenge for Hope Floats, a romantic comedy-drama which starts out very promisingly, with a most attractive cast. The movie is much stronger on individual moments of recognition than it is on narrative drive. ... Full Review

In fact, if the film had concentrated on their characters, it would have been a decent little movie. And on the surface, "Hope Floats" appears to be in that vein. who tries to charm her way through the movie rather than act ... Full Review