Review of Places in the Heart (1984) by Alexander C — 23 Oct 2012

Places in the Heart is set during the great depression where the Texan housewife, Edna Spalding (Sally Field) has become a widow after her husband was accidentally shot by a drunk african-american boy. The banks tells Edna that without her husbands incomes she not gonna be able to pay the yearly mortgage for the house, and that her only choice is to sell the house. But then an african-american drifter named Moze (Danny Glover) ask for a job, and even tells Edna that the whole property is that big that it could easily grow enough cotton to pay of her mortgage. She realize that this is her only option, although the bank warns her that it's a big risk, and that she can loose everything.

I though Places in the Heart was a good film, with a lot of great acting, specially from Sally Field who won her second Academy Award, which was well deserved. Another great cast includes Danny Glover, and John Malkovich making his debut here, were he plays the blind world war I veteran, Mr. Will. What an amazing performance. The story is also good sweet story, but I which that the focus who'd be more on Edna's problems instead of the subplot involving Edna's sister's husband, Wayne Lomax's (Ed Harris) affair with another married woman. It's seems so unrelevant to the main plot. But overall it's a good stable film with good performances. Thumbs up.