Where the Heart Is
4,893
Drama. Romance
Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman), is 17, pregnant, and has never been part of a real home. She has fallen in with a selfish, would-be musician, Willy Jack whom she consideres her boyfriend. While traveling from Tennessee to California in an ancient Plymouth, they stop for a bathroom break, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart. But when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the Plymouth are gone. Only her Polaroid camera remains in ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "This movie is so heavy on incident, contrivance, coincidence, improbability, sudden reversals and dizzying flash-forwards that it seems a wonder the characters don't crash into each other in the confusion. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)" | NEU |
United States | USA Today | "The Wal-Mart of cinematic soap operas. One-stop shopping for your emotional movie needs." | NEG |
United States | Miami Herald | "Everything that cynical moviegoers despise and the tender-minded adore" | POS |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "Banal and trite where it could have been insightful and emotionally truthful" | NEG |
United States | SFGATE | "Sloshes between comedy and drama, never quite hitting stride as either." | NEG |
United States | Variety | "Banal and trite where it could have been insightful and emotionally truthful, this Fox release is also notable for featuring the first disappointing performance by teen star Natalie Portman." | NEG |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "In comparison to 'Where the Heart Is', the Wal-Mart commercials seem like cinema verite" | NEG |
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