Have you seen the movie, Where the heart is?
By brokentia
@brokentia (10389)
United States
December 17, 2006 12:27am CST
I think this is one of the most amazing movies one could see. It is so good that it can make you feel many different emotions...fear, shock, sad, happy, cry... Some also call it the WalMart Baby movie. What did you like the most about this movie?
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@nascar8fan (742)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I saw that movie.. It was on TV the other day. It is a good movie.. I know I enjoyed watching it..
@medooley (1873)
• United States
17 Dec 06
Where the Heart Is is a great movie! I have loved this movie from the first time that I saw it. What is not to love?
Natalie Portman... Brillient, her portray of Novelee is wonderful. This is my first movie where I saw Natalie, what a wonderful actress.
Stockard Channing as sister, I love the part where she and her "husband" are talking about the table... ha ha
And last but not least Ashely Judd!! She does a great job in this movie. How many kids did she have in this movie? Was it some crazy number like seven?
This is a great movie and I would recommend it to any one!
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
19 Dec 06
Now, who would be crazy enough to have SEVEN kids? LOL
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@moonflowerpixy (536)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I don't quite know, I watch a lot of movies. Is it the one about the music teacher?
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
19 Dec 06
That's okay. Look into renting this movie. You will not be disappointed!
Then you can come back and tell us if you liked it.
I think I am going to watch it again this weekend myself. :)
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@moonflowerpixy (536)
• United States
17 Dec 06
Looking at the other reponses I would say no. I have not seen it. Maybe I'll rent it this weekend. Looks and sounds excellent. :)
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@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
17 Dec 06
I love it too!! For all the reasons you said and more. I love the speech that Novalee says to Lexie about what to tell her children about the abuse/ abuser when they asked why it happened. And I just love the names in the movie! I love Americus. Some of it: "You tell them that our lives can change with every breath we take... and to hold on like hell to what they've got: each other, and a mother who would die for them and almost did... You tell them we've all got bad in us, but we've got goodness too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. And that's why we've got to make sure we pass it on."
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
17 Dec 06
Your very right. Those were some very touching words! The movie had a huge impact on so many different levels.
I thought it was funny how Lexie would name all her kids after snack foods. LOL I agree with you though, that movie did have some pretty great names in it! Although, I wouldn't name my child Americus. LOL
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@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
22 Dec 06
I also loved the names in the movies! Really original! :DD
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@Angelast9 (65)
• United States
8 Aug 09
Did you know that there is also a book about it....lots of differences in it though, like instead of the number 5 it's 7 in the book.....check it out!
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@magikrose (5429)
• United States
19 Dec 06
I love that movie. I love watching the growing relationship between Novalie and Forney. It is a wonderfull movie and my husband even loves it. Figure that one out. My kids think it is great just because it has walmart in it.
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@heathertruett (478)
• United States
30 Dec 06
It is, by far, one of my favorite movie. Usually, I will not watch a movie more than once, but I watch that one whenever I can.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
17 Dec 06
That movie is awesome. You said it right, it touches upon all the emotions. Human spirit is a wonderful thing.
@rsmith512 (1561)
• United States
22 Dec 06
I love that movie! We call it the WalMart Baby Movie!!! Some times I can't remember what it is actually called because that is what we call it!
The movie was filled with different emotions and that is why I think that I liked it! If a movie can make some one feel all of those emotions in one movie......its must be great!!!
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@sweetgirl_k1 (3972)
• United States
4 Apr 07
I watched that movie a long time ago so I can't remember everything that happened. I do remember that I really liked that movie though.
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@seamonkey (1976)
• Ireland
11 Apr 07
I haven't seen it but I am looking for some good movies to watch this month. I have Babel, Hliday, Happy Feet and Eragonn my list. I wll add this one as well. Thanks for the tip, it sounds like a heart wrencher.
@deesamps (653)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I love this movie!!! I even own my own dvd copy of it. I love how even though her life starts out in the dumps, and because of a good friend that came along and choose to walk beside her in life, she was able to pull herself back together and make something of herself and life for her and her daughter. It is such a good movie. I still cry at parts of it even though I have seen it about a million times!
@rowantree (1186)
• United States
3 Apr 07
I don't think this is an amazing movie, but it's just so good that I watch it over & over whenever I catch it on the tv. What I love about this movie is that it shows so many different relationships. You see the bad relationships, you see the really good ones. I love it for that.
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