Hope Floats
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- Synopsis
- Actor/director Forest Whitaker (Waiting to Exhale) helmed this romantic drama about a one-time high-school beauty queen who returns to her hometown of Smithville, TX....
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- Starring
- Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Paré
- Director(s)
- Forest Whitaker
- Distributor(s)
- Twentieth Century Fo
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 114 min.
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Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
A sharper edge could have taken a pretty good, if uneven, picture to greater heights, considering its potent ingredients and actors.Read the full review
The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites
Hope Floats, which often resembles a rosy commercial, does indulge in too much awkward slow motion, and in occasional embarrassing romps that are meant to signify family fun.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A turgid melodrama with the emotional range of a sympathy card.Read the full review
