Where Hope Grows

2014 "An unexpected journey. An unexpected friendship."
6.6| 1h35m| PG-13| en
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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.

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Iseerphia All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.
Aryana Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
forcherylsfriends When you have a child with Down Syndome in your life, you sometimes wish everyone could experience the joy they bring. This movie goes a long way towards accomplishing that. Thank you to everyone involved in this film.The guidelines say I have to write 10 sentences, so... I found the writing impressive, because it avoided the stereotypes of Down Syndrome. Produce is a nuanced and fully realized character - he is not a prop for the plot or other characters. All of the characters are created with equal skill. The acting was really, really good in the sense that it didn't come across as acting. The young man who plays the role of Produce is a gifted actor. I hope he will find other roles in movie and television.I became emotionally invested in these characters and engrossed in the story. I hope the film develops a widespread audience.
Reno Rangan 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 clichés.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
Fluke_Skywalker Well meaning, but not completely satisfying "faith" film about the unlikely friendship between a struggling former major league baseball player and a young man with Down Syndrome. Faith message is actually rather subtle and tastefully done compared to many other films of the genre, and with a PG-13 rating it doesn't shy away from some heavy subjects (alcoholism, prejudice, teen sex and rape). It also features a pair of fine performances from the two leads, Kristoffer Polaha and newcomer David DeSanctis, who have great chemistry together.Where Hope Grows is probably not going to win many converts, but even non Christians will likely enjoy it on the level of an after school special.
Juan Murray If you are thinking of watching it, find something else to see.Plot is extremely predictable and characters are overloaded with stereotypical behaviors. Although some times they brake the monotony by introducing some completely illogical line from some secondary character.I think they tried to make it emotional or something, but it was extremely boring to watch, and not emotional at all. Since that wasn't the case, I was expecting to see something that can provoke a spontaneous smile or laugh, but you will not find that either.I gave it a 3 and not a 1 because I have seen a lot of really terrible movies, but if have anything else to do, don't waste your time watching the movie.