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Where the Heart Is

Drama. Romance Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman), is 17, pregnant, and has never been part of a real home. She has fallen in with a selfish, would-be musician, Willy Jack whom she consideres her boyfriend. While traveling from Tennessee to California in an ancient Plymouth, they stop for a bathroom break, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart. But when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the Plymouth are gone. Only her Polaroid camera remains in ... [+]
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United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"This movie is so heavy on incident, contrivance, coincidence, improbability, sudden reversals and dizzying flash-forwards that it seems a wonder the characters don't crash into each other in the confusion. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)" 
United States
USA Today
"The Wal-Mart of cinematic soap operas. One-stop shopping for your emotional movie needs."
United States
Miami Herald
"Everything that cynical moviegoers despise and the tender-minded adore"
United States
The Hollywood Reporter
"Banal and trite where it could have been insightful and emotionally truthful" 
United States
SFGATE
"Sloshes between comedy and drama, never quite hitting stride as either." 
United States
Variety
"Banal and trite where it could have been insightful and emotionally truthful, this Fox release is also notable for featuring the first disappointing performance by teen star Natalie Portman."
United States
Los Angeles Times
"In comparison to 'Where the Heart Is', the Wal-Mart commercials seem like cinema verite"
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