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!