Where The Heart Is is a heart warming, sentimental, sappy, predictable film that turns out to be a really good film due to the performances of Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman. The film plot probably read a lot better in the book than it appeared on celluloid. The tragedies that occur in and to the rural Oklahoma town seem to happen one right after another giving the audience of a "what could go wrong next" feeling. Ultimately though what is lasting is the performance of Portman in her first starring role showing what full use of her acting ability can accomplish. Although for me, Beautiful Girls is her best role to date.
Review of Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
(2000)
Two winning performances keep this heavy picture afloat . . .
28 April 2000