Places in the Heart Reviews

Even though it tends to be overlooked because of Sally Field's rather embarassing acceptance speech, it is actually a pretty good flick. Indeed, I thought it would be a rather over-sentimental drama but, eventually, it was actually enjoyable. Of course, the story is nothing really original or mind-blowing, the directing was pretty solid and there was a really good cast (Sally Field, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Terry O'Quinn). Sally Field actually reminds me of Hilary Swank. Indeed, like Swank, Field was nominated twice at the oscars, won twice and did nothing really amazing before or after. Personally, I do like Hilary Swank but I have to recognize that they both had a rather similar career path. Anyway, did Sally Field deserve her academy award? Her performance was pretty good but not really amazing in my opinion. However, if you look at it, the competition was rather weak for that particular year (Judy Davis in 'A Passage to India', Jessica Lange in 'Country', Vanessa Redgrave in 'The Bostonians', Sissy Spacek in 'The River'). To conclude, even though it is nothing really mind-blowing, it is a decent drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like Sally Field.