Where the Heart Is (2000)

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Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for both Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd, I still wanted to check it out. Eventually, it wasn’t really good, I’m afraid. I mean, with a title like this, you pretty much know what you will get beforehand, basically, a sappy tearjerker and, unfortunately, it didn’t really go further than this. I mean, Natalie... read more

A lighthearted drama about finding your place in the world under the most unlikely circumstances, WHERE THE HEART IS stars Natalie Portman as Novalee Nation, a pregnant young girl who is running away to California with her boyfriend, an aspiring country singer. When he abandons her at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, Novalee has no choice but to stay behind. She lives in the Wal-Mart until the baby comes, and the resulting birth turns her into a celebrity. As the years go by, Novalee continues to live in the small town, and eventually finds herself falling in love with the kindhearted local librarian.