'Hope Floats' starts off strong, but winds up boring
"Hope Floats" starts off as a sharp parody of talk-show television. Kathy Najimy, in a dead-on portrayal of a Ricki Lake type, plays Toni Post, a pseudo-sincere TV hostess. Poor, unsuspecting Birdie (Sandra Bullock) comes on the show, expecting a free makeover. Well, she's in for a shock when she finds out that her husband has been having an affair with her best friend.