"Hope Floats" is a movie about radical honesty and taxidermy.  Sandra Bullock stars as a down on her luck beauty queen who just needs a long weekend at the spa.  Instead, the ambiguous Texas town of her ancestors refuses to take their collective foot off her neck and let her relax for one minute.  Sandra Bullock and Gena Rowlands both deserve Academy Awards.  In current events, Shanelle reminds everyone that she lives in Los Angeles.