This movie was the best out of the last two. Natalie played another totally different character. She was pregnent, and then got abandoned at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma by her boyfriend. She spent the next six weeks living in the store until she had her baby. There’s much more to the story, and I’m not going to write about it. This one is a must watch.

Natalie Portman …. Novalee Nation
Ashley Judd …. Lexie Coop
Stockard Channing …. Thelma ‘Sister’ Husband
Joan Cusack …. Ruth Meyers
James Frain …. Forney Hull
Dylan Bruno …. Willy Jack Pickens

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Last night I watched Anywhere But Here. It’s another great Natalie Portman movie. The story is about a mother and daughter working through life together.

Susan Sarandon plays Adele August, the ambitious mom who wants to get the most out of life. Her daughter, Ann August, has no interest in her mother’s ambition. Ann accepts the small town life in Bay City, WI. Her mother sees things otherwise. They drive to Beverly Hills, CA where the rest of the movie takes place. It’s really a great mother and daughter story.

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I’ve decided to cancel my suscription with Blockbuster online. I have one more month left, so I’m having them send me all the movies with Natalie Portman in them. She’s been my favorite actress for a really long time. I can’t WAIT for Star Wars: Episode III to come out.

I watched Garden State last night. I liked it. Usually whenever I see Natalie, I think of her as Senator Amidala. In this movie, she played the role of Sam, who is everything the main character isn’t. Zach Braff plays Andrew Largeman, who lives a very “numb” life due to experiences he’s had. Sam enters his life, and gets him to open up and accept enjoyment out of life and the pain it can consist of.

Both of them were really complex characters, but I was able to follow the movie really well. It’s worth watching again. I was amazed to learn that Zach was the director of the movie also. He did a great job!

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