
A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store. Calvin Campbell is a retired baseball player and a father to Katie Campbell,an independent teenager. One day when he goes shopping for alcohol at the local market he meets an employee of the market. He talks to produce and is shocked when produce gives him a hug..... (Full plot summary below)
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A baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store. Calvin Campbell is a retired baseball player and a father to Katie Campbell,an independent teenager. One day when he goes shopping for alcohol at the local market he meets an employee of the market. He talks to produce and is shocked when produce gives him a hug..
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| Fresno BeeRick BentleyWhat elevates the movie is the solid performances by Kristoffer Polaha and David DeSanctis. |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperA genuinely heartwarming movie that also has a strong message and solid acting. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonMore admirable for its effort than its execution. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinA melodramatic third act strains to reconcile the film's disparate parts, and the feel-good ending is not quite earned. Still, the film offers a few lessons for those inclined to hear them. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThe Christian-themed Where Hope Grows wears its heart on its sleeve, hawking its message of salvation through faith to anyone who’s in the market for cheesy uplift and saccharine sentiment. It’s a soft sell, to be sure, but it’s salesmanship all the same. |
| Village VoiceMichael NordineWriter-director Chris Dowling handles that worrisome premise with a more even hand than this genre's ill-advised predecessors. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewDaniel BarnesDeSanctis is a force of nature, and for the most part this is less of a Bible thumper than a Bible tapper, but it gets downright shameless in the third act. |
| Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiChris Dowling’s second feature at first seems anodyne enough, but once the plot mechanics kick into high gear, the film becomes as unsurprising as a prix fixe menu. |
| User ReviewKelley MI absolutely loved this movie. I was very moved by David DeSanctis' performance, and by how well his character was written., with complex relationships and the same emotions and frustrations we all feel. I think this movie shows how we are more alike than different, and people with Down syndrome contribute greatly to their communities. I also liked the complex relationships between families and friends, and that when you feel broken, there is always hope. This is not a trite or fluffy film, it deals with a lot of tough issues that hit very close to home. I feel it has a lot to offer everyone who goes to see it. |
| User ReviewCarol FGreat movie! Wonderful message of love and redemption! |