For instance, Novalee's mother abandoned her when she was about 8 years old. Of course with every movie made, at least all that I have viewed, there was a few things wrong with the movie. The choice of actors is superb, and the direction is wonderful. Where the Heart Is has everything it takes to be a great movie. Lexie Coop (Ashley Judd) becomes Novalee's best friend when they meet in the hospital after Novalee has her baby. A very unique screenplay allows this movie to radiate a love for Novalee, and allows the viewers to develop a friendship with her. The movie follows her life after she realizes that her boyfriend has left her stranded, and is not coming back. The sad thing is, when her and her boyfriend stop at a Wal-Mart in the middle of Oklahoma, he leaves her behind, and moves on without her. Natalie Portman is very well cast in her role as Novalee Nation, a 20 year old pregnant woman who decides to move to California with her boyfriend. City of Angels, Message in a Bottle, and Where the Heart Is all have that special ingredient that just grabs the viewer and holds him or her until the very last tear flows from their eye. Where the Heart Is is a special kind of movie. The movie works due to a steady pace, strong direction and a totally under-appreciated script. The rest of the cast is right on key as well as fellow "Heat" alum Judd does a deceptively deep and heartfelt job. Smart drama that never loses its way and stays interesting due to Portman's show-stopping performance. Time passes, and Portman experiences life, love, triumph, tragedy and everything in between as she makes the small Oklahoma town her own. And we even get a short glimpse of Portman's trashy, money-hungry mother (an electrically-charged cameo for Sally Field). There is nurse Ashley Judd who is rearing five young children of her own, department store photographer Keith David and shy librarian James Frain who is taking care of his alcoholic older sister (Margaret Ann Hoard). Immediately we are introduced to a whole host of vivid characters. Local gardener Stockard Channing and her live-in lover (Richard Jones) take the youngster and her child in as Portman gets the opportunity to work for Wal-Mart. Portman is literally stranded at the local Wal-Mart and then becomes a national celebrity when she gives birth late one night at the store. A young pregnant girl (Natalie Portman) gets left in a small Oklahoma town by her loser boyfriend (Dylan Bruno) on their way to California from Tennessee.
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