Edna Spalding finds herself alone and broke on a small farm in the midst of the Great Depression when her husband, the Sheriff, is killed in an accident. Moses, a wandering Black man,helps her plant cotton to try to keep her farm and family together. She also takes in a blind boarder, Mr. Will, who lost his sight in the Great War. She must endure storms and harsh labor to try to make her mortgage payment on time.... (Full plot summary below)
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Edna Spalding finds herself alone and broke on a small farm in the midst of the Great Depression when her husband, the Sheriff, is killed in an accident. Moses, a wandering Black man,helps her plant cotton to try to keep her farm and family together. She also takes in a blind boarder, Mr. Will, who lost his sight in the Great War. She must endure storms and harsh labor to try to make her mortgage payment on time.
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| Common Sense MediaRenee SchonfeldInspiring, intense tale about hardship, bigotry, redemption. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonEven in a year that included the formidable likes of Amadeus, Stop Making Sense and The Terminator, this was the best picture of 1984. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanPlaces definitely feels manipulative and sometimes even shameless, but cheap isn't a word that applies here. |
| The Associated PressBob ThomasRobert Benton has made one of the best films in years about growing up American. |
| Time OutChris PeachmentMuch is unemphatic, but all of it carries the moving weight of conviction. And it ends on a healing grace-note which passeth all understanding. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittSentimental from the moment the title hits the screen. But it's a nice kind of sentimentality, based on real affection for the characters and real involvement with a place and time. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert[Benton's] memories provide the material for a wonderful movie, and he has made it, but unfortunately he hasn't stopped at that. He has gone on to include too much. He tells a central story of great power, and then keeps leaving it to catch us up with minor characters we never care about. |
| Washington PostMegan RosenfeldFlawlessly crafted, Benton creates a full tapestry of life in Waxahachie, Texas circa 1935, but filmgoers may find his understated naturalistic approach lacking in dramatic punch. |
| VarietyVariety StaffPlaces in the Heart is a loving, reflective homage to his hometown by writer-director Robert Benton. |
| The New YorkerPauline KaelThere's nothing but sheer manipulativeness holding this picture together. |
