Review of Places in the Heart (1984) by Ian F — 11 Nov 2013

What should be and in many ways starts off as old-timey, good-hearted, Christian, Oscar-bait with a "We have to save the farm" attitude turns out to be that, but so much better. It really threw me and presented me with something good.

All the performances are excellent, and the film is deserving of the accolades it received. And did they ever look so young?! That all said, the cheating spouse storyline seems tacked on. And that poor woman who gets her face blown in during the tornado!