Birdee Calvert-Pruitt is back in her hometown of Smithville, Texas, after discovering that her husband is having an affair with her best friend, Connie. The entire town knows what happened to flawless beauty Birdee since Connie let her know about the affair on a national talk show. Back in town, she's dealing with catty old friends and acquaintances from high school who can't help rubbing it in her face that she isn't as perfect as she thought while still trying to get back on her feet with her daughter, Bernice. Deeply depressed, she runs into an old friend, Justin Matisse, who tries to help her through, but is still in love with her. Birdee must make a new life for her and her daughter, but will Justin be able to be part of it? Over two hours of complete drivel! Where was the tension?

The characters were not developed nearly enough. The father, oh bad wicked man. Not only does he cheat on his wife but also abandons his little daughter. Just in case you weren't sure that this man was 'the bad guy'. And there was no punishment for the man. He got to leave the responsibilities of a family and shack up with the 'other' woman. The relationship between Bullock and Connick jr.

So unbelievable. All through the movie she didn't want to know and then suddenly it was, oh, better get a happy ending in there, okay I will go out with you. I just could not feel anything for these people. Everything has been done before and so, so much better. The direction was so poor that I saw the boom mike in two shots plus another camera in shot. It was just not entertainment.

There was a lot that could have worked for this film if only they had developed more of the story lines that looked like coming up and then were just pushed under the carpet. I was very disappointed. My flash recovery serial key. And the acting was straight out of stage school. There was no real emotion to any of it.

With Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman. Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband. Editorial Reviews. About the Author. William Legeune, a Midwestern native, now lives in Los. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features. The novel is set in Los Angeles and Vancouver, Canada.