
Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) is a pregnant seventeen-year-old from Tennessee heading to California with her boyfriend Willie Jack Pickens (Dylan Bruno), but is abandoned by him at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. Novalee has no job, no skills, and only five dollars and fifty-five cents in her pocket, so she secretly lives in the Walmart until her daughter Americus (Mackenzie Fitzgerald) is born six weeks later. Novalee decides to raise her daughter and rebuild her life in... (Full plot summary below)
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Novalee Nation (Natalie Portman) is a pregnant seventeen-year-old from Tennessee heading to California with her boyfriend Willie Jack Pickens (Dylan Bruno), but is abandoned by him at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. Novalee has no job, no skills, and only five dollars and fifty-five cents in her pocket, so she secretly lives in the Walmart until her daughter Americus (Mackenzie Fitzgerald) is born six weeks later. Novalee decides to raise her daughter and rebuild her life in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with the help of eccentric but kind strangers. Based on the best-selling novel by Billie Letts.
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderFull of poorly written Hollywood tripe, a coming-of-age story in which yeah, the main character gets older, but she doesn't learn anything. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickOne of the most uneven pictures I've seen this year. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthSure, there are men in this movie, but they simply cannot compete with the likes of Portman, Sarandon, Channing, Judd, Cusack, and Fields. |
| Reel.comMary Kalin-CaseyThough Natalie Portman buoys the film with her heartfelt turn as the naïve heroine Novalee Nation, this cloying portrait of personal transformation has all the impact of a TV movie -- dotted with Wal-Mart commercials. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIn no way is this a serious movie. Still, it's hard to resist. |
| Portland OregonianShawn LevyHad Williams chopped away more pointedly at the rambling script, he might've had something memorable. |
| Entertainment TodayBrent SimonA rambling but rich examination of both the human spirit and the oft-undiscussed need for a greater community that each of us can plug into. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphDeceptively hidden beneath the jokes and the novel premise is a surprisingly convincing view of modern community. |
| Norman TranscriptJim ChastainThe film worked for me. I think this is primarily because of the interesting characters and how they are brought to life by strong acting performances. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordWere it not for the presence of Portman and Judd, 'Heart' could easily have turned into a pilot for a lame TV series. Call it 'Wal-Mart Mama.' |