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Where the Heart Is (2000)

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Reviews Counted:94

Fresh:33

Rotten:61

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Poor script and messy plot undermines the decent cast.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A bathroom stop en route, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, changes Novalee's life forever. For when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the Plymouth are gone. Only her Polaroid camera... A bathroom stop en route, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, changes Novalee's life forever. For when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the Plymouth are gone. Only her Polaroid camera remains in the parking space.

Alone and broke, Novalee surreptitiously moves into the vast store, borrowing food and supplies from its shelves. When she gives birth on the floor - and her hideaway is revealed - Novalee and her "Wal-Mart Baby" become instant celebrities. More importantly, over the next few years, Novalee finally becomes part of an unconventional, makeshift family comprised of her wonderfully eccentric new friends.

Now, with the family she always wanted, Novalee is transformed from a homeless teen to a successful and strong woman. She has finally found a home in this small town where fate has dropped her. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack

Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack, Sally Field, James Frain, Dylan Bruno, Keith David, Mackenzie Fitzgerald

Director: Matt Williams

Director: Matt Williams
Screenwriter: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Producer: Patricia Whitcher, Matt Williams, Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean
Composer: Mason Daring

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Sep 26, 2000

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The film appears to be one big advertisement for the giant department store Wal-Mart and its trailer park clientele.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/20/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Reveals what complex blunderers we all are. Luckily, we are often blessed with friends who help us pick up the pieces.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/13/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Love, loss, and family. Bring tissues.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
09/16/01
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Love, loss, and family -- bring tissues.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
09/16/01
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

So much plot is crammed in, it's like a feature-length soap.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
George Perry
George Perry
BBC

Deceptively hidden beneath the jokes and the novel premise is a surprisingly convincing view of modern community.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
03/19/01
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
N/R

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01/01/00
Ebert & Roeper

This is a special.

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01/01/00
Ebert & Roeper

Crappy writing and overall shoddy construction.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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The story is sweet.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

A preachy, episodic, arid movie that strains to be a culturally friendly/anonymous confection.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
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Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
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Portman ... is remarkably persuasive as the unschooled Novalee.

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Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
Associated Press

A consistently enticing performance by Natalie Portman.

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Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies

A veritable ventricular chamber orchestra of emotional manipulations and easy virtues.

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01/01/00
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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Where the Heart Is displays an unerring ability to go where the schmaltz is.

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
 
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