Where Hope Grows

Watch: Where Hope Grows

PG-13

4/6/20141h 35m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ An unexpected journey. An unexpected friendship. ~

Overview:

Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.

Director:

Chris Dowling

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$1,156,000.00

Key words:

baseball
down syndrome

Cast

Danica McKellar

~ as ~

Susan Malcolm

William Zabka

~ as ~

Milton Malcolm

Kerr Smith

~ as ~

Mitch Minniear

McKaley Miller

~ as ~

Katie Campbell

Kristoffer Polaha

~ as ~

Calvin Campbell

Brooke Burns

~ as ~

Amy Boone

David DeSanctis

~ as ~

Produce

Michael Grant

~ as ~

Colt

Clyde Jones

~ as ~

Dexter

Alan Powell

~ as ~

Franklin

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Reviews (1)

Reno
Written 9 year(s) ago
6

An inspiring theme, but too much of cinematic than realistic.

I came across after an unexpected glance at its inspiring title, and a good looking poster. But it is just a hit and miss. First, I wanted to clear the view whether it was a religious related subject or simply an inspiring movie. The answer is merely yes to the second one. Because it was a brilliant platform that failed desperately with all the usual cliches.

For the normal people, it might be an uplifting flick. But for the movie fanatics, it is one of those attempts from their watch that terribly fallen short. No doubt, it is a good theme, a little boring as well to see the same old formula with the new cast. In the end it did not work for me. The way it handled to solve the personal and social issues that depicted in the film characters is not persuasive.

The twist at the end was the dumbest one. I can't understand why a movie like this need one. Those are for the smartest scripts and this one should have focused more on the friendship and father-daughter relationship rather trying to imitate the commercial films. Though the actor did well, and the production design was way better than many mainstream films from the recent time. Definitely a go for it, but what do you expect from it will decide how much you're going to like it.

6/10