The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 754 1990s romance movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
514 audience votes
Key crew
- Forest WhitakerDirector
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
- Steven RogersWriter
Cast
- Sandra BullockBirdee Pruitt
- Harry Connick Jr.Justin Matisse
- Gena RowlandsRamona Calvert
- Mae WhitmanBernice Pruitt
- Michael ParéBill Pruitt
- Cameron FinleyTravis
- Kathy NajimyToni Post
- Bill CobbsNurse
- Connie RayBobbi-Claire
- Mona Lee FultzTeacher
- Sydney BerryOrange Julia
- Rachel SnowBig Dolores
