Places In The Heart Reviews

Just superb

I had never heard of this film till I watched one of those 'Best 100' compilations on TV and thought it looked interesting. What a little gem!

The acting is superb; the plot is simple but well told; and it has one of the scariest Tornado scenes I've seen. Good to see now acclaimed film stars in their earlier days.

Watch it and enjoy. (I did find the ending a bit weird....almost as if the film had been shortened for some reason. I'd like to see a Directors Cut!)

A truly beautiful film.

Pleasing patchwork

This is a really interesting film that weaves several subplots together around a theme of forgiveness and triumph of the human spirit. It is a slow burner. In fact the dawdling pace is part of its charm and power. And it does not pull its various threads too tightly to come up with a pat conclusion, though ultimately it's life-affirming. Lovely performances from the leads, Sally Field and the always majestic Danny Glover, with a terrific supporting role played by a young Young Malkovich and an even younger Ed Harris. Against this, the forces of dihonesty, revenge and racism didn't stand a chance.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Not a sob story

This film avoids obvious sentimentality with good performances from Danny Glover and John Malkovitch. Sally Field carries the film but you can't help feeling that she got a bit type cast as the strong little woman who overcomes adversity. Nevertheless, the depression period throws up some interesting angles as to how you survive being black or disabled or widowed. Some people don't like or understand the final scene. For me it's just showing us that's how life OUGHT to be but sadly in the deep south of America it was made impossible at that time.

Pleasing patchwork

This is a really interesting film that weaves several subplots together around a theme of forgiveness and triumph of the human spirit. It is a slow burner. In fact the dawdling pace is part of its charm and power. And it does not pull its various threads too tightly to come up with a pat conclusion, though ultimately it's life-affirming. Lovely performances from the leads, Sally Field and the always majestic Danny Glover, with a terrific supporting role played by a young Young Malkovich and an even younger Ed Harris. Against this, the forces of dihonesty, revenge and racism didn't stand a chance.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Not a sob story

This film avoids obvious sentimentality with good performances from Danny Glover and John Malkovitch. Sally Field carries the film but you can't help feeling that she got a bit type cast as the strong little woman who overcomes adversity. Nevertheless, the depression period throws up some interesting angles as to how you survive being black or disabled or widowed. Some people don't like or understand the final scene. For me it's just showing us that's how life OUGHT to be but sadly in the deep south of America it was made impossible at that time.