If nothing else, this insipid movie should gain some sort of consolation prize for its bizarrely named characters. Natalie Portman's Novalee Nation, daughter of Mama Lil, names her own offspring Americus. Lexie Coop (Ashley Judd) christens her brood after sweets (Praline, Brownie, etc). Then there's the kindly black man, appearing once in a while to encourage Novalee to become a photographer, who goes by the name of Moses Whitecotten. Finally, there's Portman's tedious romantic interest, a shy librarian named Forney Hull.
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