Sandra
Bullock tries to rebound from the disastrous Speed 2. With Hope Floats she proves
she can act, but still has a hard time picking good material. In Hope Floats,
Bullock plays an ex prom queen who loses her husband to another woman. In a frantic
attempt to put her life back together, she and her daughter move in with her mother
played by Gena Rowlands. What follows is a series of under developed events.
The
acting is very good here. Bullock and Rowlands are terrific as is Harry Connick
Jr. playing Bullock's new love interest. The best performance comes from young
Mae Whitman, last seen in One Fine Day. As Bullock's daughter, she perfectly captures
the rage and confusion a child endures while going through a parental break up.
Forest Whitaker, who's usually a terrific actor as well as a director, doesn't
do a very good job keeping the story moving. On the other hand, the confused screenplay
doesn't give him much to work with.
Alas,
after watching this film, it occurred to me that hope isn't the only thing that
floats!
