Wow, this is a REALLY bad movie!

Instant Favorite.

A Masterpiece!

A Disappointing Continuation

When I saw that Forest directed a movie with Sandra Bullock playing the main role, I couldn't hold back.Even if Sandra tried to keep my interest with her acting, so did the little kid - had very good performance- I couldn't watch the movie for more than 40 minutes because it was such a terrible boring story with a really slow rhythm. I waited so much to see that something new and exciting happens but none. I cannot believe that Sandra accepted a role like this, I think it was for her friendship with the great Forest. Very good photography!

I love this movie. This movie will touch your heart in so many ways. No matter how many times I see it, it always makes me smile, and cry and finally feel hopeful. It's a story so many people go through today; Divorce, growing up, family, love, change. Finding out, after your whole life is ripped from you, that life does goes on; sometimes even for the better. All you need is a bit of hope and the kindness of others to get by those rough periods. It reminds me that there are many people out there that you can love and who will love you back. That change, no matter how hard it might be at first, is possible and even good for you. Best line in the movie that say's it all: "Just give hope a chance to float up and it will". So true! Such great acting by all involved: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, and the kids (Mae Whitman and Cameron Finley). If you haven't seen it yet, rent it. If you have, watch it again for it will surely make you feel good about life, family, friends, and yourself.

"Hope Floats" is too dramatic to be a romantic comedy. It's more of a character drama about Birdee (Sandra Bullock) moving back home and the main story line being a romance with Harry Connick Jr.Birdee, and the film, are very down-to-earth. Although she lived in Chicago, she's much more suited to the small-town life that she grew up in in Texas. They don't go for much of the obvious comedy of big-city girl versus small-town country girl. And that's a good thing.The young daughter can get annoying, and the romantic comedy angle is transparent from the beginning. But the natural drama that Birdee goes through in trying to rebuild her life after a public divorce is done well enough that it makes "Hope Floats" worth watching.

I can't help but wonder if we were all watching the same film. The opinions are so different. I guess people either like it a lot, or hate it. Me - I loved it! It's worth watching just to see the scene between Berdie and Romana in the bathroom when Berdie comes home drunk and tells just how her husband leaving her makes her feel. Perhaps those who didn't like and couldn't relate to this movie never had an experience like that. Good for them. But, trust me, those of us who have had this experience understand exactly how Berdie felt - she expressed our feelings for us - perhaps better than we could have. To watch her character's development gives hope to many of us. And Harry Connick as Justin - well - one review said we'd all probably like to have our own Justin. I totally agree! I particularly like Berdie's speech to her husband after the funeral when she told him that she had already gotten the best part of him, their daughter, and that what's left over didn't look so good. This film helps us to understand the deeper feelings of people in various situations. And does a good job of it. Great movie!