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Where Hope Grows

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6.8/10 • 83

2014-04-061h 35m

Drama

An unexpected journey. An unexpected friendship.

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.

Directors
Chris Dowling
Writters
Chris Dowling

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  1. Danica McKellar

    Danica McKellar

    Susan Malcolm

  2. William Zabka

    William Zabka

    Milton Malcolm

  3. Kerr Smith

    Kerr Smith

    Mitch Minniear

  4. McKaley Miller

    McKaley Miller

    Katie Campbell

  5. Kristoffer Polaha

    Kristoffer Polaha

    Calvin Campbell

  6. Brooke Burns

    Brooke Burns

    Amy Boone

  7. David DeSanctis

    David DeSanctis

    Produce

  8. Michael Grant

    Michael Grant

    Colt

  9. Clyde Jones

    Clyde Jones

    Dexter

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Reno

Mar 14, 2016

6/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$1,156,000.00
Keywords
baseballdown syndrome