Rotten
Not possessing much in the way of a character arc, saints are boring to watch and impossible to act.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Where the Heart Is
Laughter is harder... Friendship is stronger... Trust is deeper... When it comes from the heart.
2000 · 2h · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Matt Williams
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Where the Heart Is
Overview
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.
Director and cast
- Matt Williams Director
- Natalie Portman as Novalee Nation
- Ashley Judd as Lexie Coop
- Stockard Channing as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
- Joan Cusack as Ruth Meyers
- Sally Field as Mama Lil
- James Frain as Forney Hull
- Dylan Bruno as Willy Jack Pickens
- Keith David as Moses Whitecotten
- Ray Prewitt as Tim
- Laura House Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
35%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The scenes feel forced, producing episodic plotting and calling attention to the characters' superficiality.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The filmmakers have crafted a motion picture that should appeal to members of both sexes.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
A generic, below-par chick flick.
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Rotten
It appears to have been cobbled together from all the story lines the network sponsors wouldn't approve.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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