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Hearts in Atlantis

2001

Scott Hicks

Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem ...

6.2

6,213

Drama For middle-aged photographer Bobby Garfield (DAVID MORSE), the past comes kicking the door down one day when the death of a childhood friend beckons him back to the town of his upbringing, and the memory of his 11th summer in 1960. It's a summer of friendship shared with his closest pals, Carol (MIKA BOOREM) and Sully (WILL ROTHHAAR), and marked by the arrival of a new lodger, Ted Brautigan (ANTHONY HOPKINS) in the upstairs apartment of ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Holden The New York Times	"A nostalgic fiasco (...) I would describe 'Hearts in Atlantis' as emotional pornography, except that the film conveys no genuine emotion."
		Mike Clark USA Today	"Intrigue, fine acting course through 'Hearts'. (...) Don't underestimate the appeal of a heart-tugger that's this well mounted. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Hicks, whose style did not enhance 'Snow Falling on Cedars', proves to be a good match for this material."
		Chris Hewitt Empire	"Gentle, well-performed, but ultimately uninvolving. As King movies go, though, it's a heck of a lot better than 'Graveyard Shift', but it won't supplant anyone's memories of 'Stand By Me'."
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Rarely does a movie make you feel so warm and so uneasy at the same time."
		Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Yes, it's corny (...) But it is blissfully heartwarming."
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"The few who saw the embalmed adaptation of 'Snow Falling on Cedars' will recognize the same stifling approach brought to this more accessible material by director Scott Hicks."
		Desmond Ryan Philadelphia Inquirer	"A film with many redeeming qualities. Its heart is certainly in the right place, but its head makes some misjudgments"
		Edward Guthmann SFGATE	"Unabashedly sentimental, it's meant to touch our hearts in profound and important ways"

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