For Portman, who sat in on two births as research for the role (thanks to her dad, a gynecologist), it wasn't the chance to play grown-up that intrigued her. Rather it was the script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (''Splash,'' ''Parenthood''). ''It had a very sweet tone to it; it was unabashedly well-meaning,'' she says. ''There's no cynicism, nothing edgy about it. It's not trying to be that kind of movie.''
It is, however, the first film in which Portman takes the central role. ''You see her literally turn into this amazing, stunning, wonderful leading lady before your eyes,'' says producer Susan Cartsonis. ''It's pretty spectacular.'' BUZZ FACTOR: 7
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