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Where Hope Grows

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-04-06

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Chris Dowling

Writer: Chris Dowling

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Where Hope Grows

Production Companies: Godspeed Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Danica McKellar

William Zabka

Kerr Smith

McKaley Miller

Kristoffer Polaha

Brooke Burns

David DeSanctis

Michael Grant

Clyde Jones

Alan Powell

Drew Cash

J. Teddy Garces

Chase Anderson

Sonya Thaper

Reviews

Rangan

> 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

2016-03-14

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