Terrible movie
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carla-mcculley — 18 years ago(January 01, 2008 06:34 PM)
I get what you are saying, but let's also remember he is just human. He loves her. It's well established that Bill was always a womanizer. Justine truly believes that he can offer her true love. And he does.
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cancerian74 — 16 years ago(August 06, 2009 10:56 AM)
I don't recall Justin specifically trying to 'sleep with' herI see it as Justin just trying to spend time with her and possibly establish a relationship in the future. I don't find him overbearing or creepy in any way. he's damn sexy in my opinion. He shows his frustration with a situation where a woman he cares about is stuck with feelings for a man who doesn't deserve her love or kindness. I think he handles Birdie better than most men would - in reality!
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Jazztiger — 16 years ago(August 09, 2009 04:11 PM)
I agree he was kind of sleazy but I thought he was just a bit backwards. He took her to the old make-out place where the teenagers used to go which was kind of sweet but also rather naff.
Also I thought the scene where he made her eat alone made him look like a prick. If he liked her he would have joined her, I don't know what stunt he was trying to pull but it made him look like a tosser.
It annoys me that Birdie leaves her husband and then the very next man she meets is the guy she ends up with. What a perfect scenario that is! -
sexyi86 — 15 years ago(June 09, 2010 11:34 PM)
I agree that this wasn't a great movie. I was very disappointment because I heard
Hope Floats
is an awesome film but it seemed choppy & lots of holes. I was also very annoyed & angry at Ramona because it was very apparent Bernice was still in denial that her parents were separated & was not ready to see her mom with someone new but Ramona kept pushing Justin & Birdee to be together. & when Bernice made hurtful comments to Birdee in front of Ramona like "dad left because of you" & kept blaming Birdee, Ramona didn't stop Bernice but instead, hugged her & I took that as a positive reinforcement. -
Ode-to-a-Loner — 15 years ago(July 18, 2010 10:31 AM)
I haven't seen this movie in a few years, but I came on here now because the movie is playing on tv right now ((I'm not watching it now though) and it reminded me that I never came on the boards to read other peoples opinions of the movie. And I wanted to see what other peoples opinions are about Justin. I didn't really liie Justin, either. Yeah, he is supposed to be that handsome, kind hearted, small town guy that the main character once loved but left behind, and because of a reunion, the guy and the main character come together again. But he just seemed overbearing to me. Everytime I have watched the movie, his behavior irritates me. It doesn't matter that Birdie's ex-husband was a jerk. Birdie still needed time to deal with the whole ordeal and then move on.
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lgander41 — 15 years ago(July 18, 2010 11:34 AM)
OMG, I can't believe that anyone would think Harry Connick Jr and his character in the movie were.creepy????
Oh wow.
It was a sweet movie. I cried. I was inspired and I was so happy for her. (But.Her little girl was bratty.)
AGAIN.I can't believe that anyone would not love this film!
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red_rackham_77 — 15 years ago(January 08, 2011 06:58 AM)
I think we should have had more flashbacks of Birdee's life both in high school, college and her days as her husband homemaker. Give you a more depth idea of what kind of a person the character Birdee was and what she became then what she is going to become at the end, you know?
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Case36 — 15 years ago(January 14, 2011 07:23 AM)
last two posters: I have to agree with you two on thisI watched this last night and it would help the audience more in understanding why she is the way she is.
I love all the attention that surrounds her and Justin. I love the two of them in this movie because they have a really good energy about the two of them when they are together.
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bworm76 — 15 years ago(January 14, 2011 01:15 PM)
Creepy is not the word I would think of for Justin. It's just that he has obviously always had a soft spot for Birdee and has trouble giving her the space she needs. I'm really surprised at the low rating on this one because it's one of my favorite Sandra Bullock movies. Sure, we could use a little more back story, but HCJ is great in it, really good supporting cast, soundtrack, everything.