Hearts in Atlantis
Starring:Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, David Morse, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower, Celia Weston, Adam LeFevre, Will Rothhaar, Timothy Reifsnyder, Deirdre O'Connell, Terry Beaver, Joe T. Blankenship, Brett Fleisher, Joel F. Haberli, Evan Moses, Joshua Billings, Valerie Karasek, Graham Bardsley
Director: Scott Hicks
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD
Editorial Review:
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Fans of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption will feel a similar affection for Hearts in Atlantis, a Stephen King adaptation that again finds the horror writer in more mainstream waters, with a bit of dabbling in the supernatural. When mysterious out-of-towner Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin) shares with his self-involved mother (Hope Davis), Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading power. Hopkins is in fine form, ably matched by the phenomenal young Yelchin, but director Scott Hicks (Shine) more often than not flattens out the dramatic arcs of the story, despite all the intriguing turns the film takes. Thankfully, though, the schmaltz factor is kept to a minimum, making Hearts in Atlantis a heartfelt coming-of-age drama. --Mark Englehart
Average customer rating:
- Really enjoyable @}->---
- Hearts In Atlantis was a pleasant surprise!
- I must say, it was really good.
- Wonderful!
- Mediocre mimicry of other, better films
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Hearts in Atlantis
Starring: Anthony Hopkins , Anton Yelchin , Hope Davis , Mika Boorem , and David Morse
Director: Scott Hicks
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Release Date: 2002-02-12 |
Amazon.com
Fans of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption will feel a similar affection for Hearts in Atlantis, a Stephen King adaptation that again finds the horror writer in more mainstream waters, with a bit of dabbling in the supernatural. When mysterious out-of-towner Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin) shares with his self-involved mother (Hope Davis), Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading power. Hopkins is in fine form, ably matched by the phenomenal young Yelchin, but director Scott Hicks (Shine) more often than not flattens out the dramatic arcs of the story, despite all the intriguing turns the film takes. Thankfully, though, the schmaltz factor is kept to a minimum, making Hearts in Atlantis a heartfelt coming-of-age drama. --Mark Englehart
Customer Reviews:
Really enjoyable @}->---.......2007-06-29
This is a movie I had always wanted to see but never got around to until now. I wish I hadn't waited so long.
It's a nice simple story of childhood memories and it tells the story of Bobby Garfield who lives with his mom (his father has passed away). Into their lives as a border, comes the mysterious Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins - who Oprah has even said that he can captivate her by simply reading the Yellow Pages). He befriends Bobby and while this doesn't please Bobby's mother, it is good for him because he's lost his father. Bobby comes to see that Ted has special powers. The story goes on to show the two spending the summer together and with Bobby's friends Carol and Sully.
I don't want to spoil this by sharing too much, but you should know that this is a nice film that is really adult Bobby's reflections of his past after he learns of a friends death. I found it touching and sweet and very different to how I imagined. Anthony Hopkins is such a brilliant actor and in fact all of the acting was done well by the entire cast.
If you are looking for an innocent, moving movie, then try this. It might be based on a Stephen King book, but it's not filled with any horror that some of his books contain. This is a nice family movie that I'm going out to purchase now that I've seen it and fell in love with it. I could easily watch it a few times more.
Hearts In Atlantis was a pleasant surprise!.......2007-06-16
Every now and then a story will come along that you place no expectations on but will leave you pleasantly surprised, Hearts In Atlantis was that kind of movie. I'll admit here that I'm not a huge fan of Anthony Hopkins and I still find it hard not to think of him as Hannibal Lecter from Silence Of The Lambs, but Hopkin's role as Ted Braughtigan was truly memorable and a huge testament to his acting ability. The line "sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been... then we grow up and our hearts break in two" will stay with me for a long time. No doubt I will end up buying the book by Stephen King on which the movie was based. This is indeed a coming of age story rich with an element of supernatural suspense that I will enjoy watching again and again.
I must say, it was really good........2007-04-21
I have read and reviewed the book by Stephen King, and it was excellent. before I watched it, I found out that it mainly adapted the first story in the book. That was alright, for it was the longest and the best of the stories in the book. I watched it last night, and I loved it. It mainly stuck to the story on which it was based (The screenwritter to this film is William Goldman who wrote the great adaptation of Stephen King's Misery). Sure, it got rid of the references to Stephen King's The Dark Tower book series, but that was perfectly fine. My guess for why they got rid of the links from that series is because no one has filmed them. Well anyways, the acting in this film is exceptional (especially by Anthony Hopkins and David Morse. The cinematograpy and music are well done too. I will recomend this to fans of Stephen King and of this kind of genre. I hope that someday the studios direct a sequel or sequels based on the other story segments in the book. They could film the second story (which is also the title story) and call it Hearts In Atlantis II. Then they can film the last three stories Blind Willie, Why We're In Vietnam, and Heavenly Shades Of Night Are Falling into one film and call it Hearts in Atlantis III. We could have a Trilogy of movies based on the book. If they do it, I would pay to see it.
Wonderful!.......2007-04-13
The movie is a about growing up in the 1960's and the relationship between a boy and a surrogate father. It was teriffic, particularly if you've read any of Stephen King's Dark Tower Series, as there is overlap with several characters including the low men.
Mediocre mimicry of other, better films.......2007-04-02
This movie felt really contrived. While I tend to like just about anything Anthony Hopkins is in, this role wasn't meaty enough for his talents. The movie reminded me somewhat of Stand by Me, which was much better done and which I felt this one was trying to imitate, albeit with the seams showing. In Hearts in Atlantis, I couldn't get past how unrealistic the lines of dialog assigned to the children were. They spoke and acted with a maturity that is way beyond their tender ages of eleven, and it didn't seem natural. It ruined the movie for me. I kept thinking "real people don't speak and act this way." The plot just dragged along, and I kept waiting for the movie to "start." And then it was over. I detected stylistic elements of The Green Mile in it, in terms of mood and format (including even a common actor to both movies, David Morse). In fact this movie reminded me of numerous others. Only problem is, they were all better.
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Average customer rating:
- Really enjoyable @}->---
- Hearts In Atlantis was a pleasant surprise!
- I must say, it was really good.
- Wonderful!
- Mediocre mimicry of other, better films
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Starring: Anthony Hopkins , Anton Yelchin , Hope Davis , Mika Boorem , and David Morse
Director: Scott Hicks
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- Apt Pupil
- Stephen King's: Sometimes They Come Back
- The Night Flier
- Dreamcatcher (Widescreen Edition)
- Dolores Claiborne
ASIN: B00006CY9H |
Amazon.com
Fans of The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption will feel a similar affection for Hearts in Atlantis, a Stephen King adaptation that again finds the horror writer in more mainstream waters, with a bit of dabbling in the supernatural. When mysterious out-of-towner Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin) shares with his self-involved mother (Hope Davis), Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading power. Hopkins is in fine form, ably matched by the phenomenal young Yelchin, but director Scott Hicks (Shine) more often than not flattens out the dramatic arcs of the story, despite all the intriguing turns the film takes. Thankfully, though, the schmaltz factor is kept to a minimum, making Hearts in Atlantis a heartfelt coming-of-age drama. --Mark Englehart
Customer Reviews:
Really enjoyable @}->---.......2007-06-29
This is a movie I had always wanted to see but never got around to until now. I wish I hadn't waited so long.
It's a nice simple story of childhood memories and it tells the story of Bobby Garfield who lives with his mom (his father has passed away). Into their lives as a border, comes the mysterious Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins - who Oprah has even said that he can captivate her by simply reading the Yellow Pages). He befriends Bobby and while this doesn't please Bobby's mother, it is good for him because he's lost his father. Bobby comes to see that Ted has special powers. The story goes on to show the two spending the summer together and with Bobby's friends Carol and Sully.
I don't want to spoil this by sharing too much, but you should know that this is a nice film that is really adult Bobby's reflections of his past after he learns of a friends death. I found it touching and sweet and very different to how I imagined. Anthony Hopkins is such a brilliant actor and in fact all of the acting was done well by the entire cast.
If you are looking for an innocent, moving movie, then try this. It might be based on a Stephen King book, but it's not filled with any horror that some of his books contain. This is a nice family movie that I'm going out to purchase now that I've seen it and fell in love with it. I could easily watch it a few times more.
Hearts In Atlantis was a pleasant surprise!.......2007-06-16
Every now and then a story will come along that you place no expectations on but will leave you pleasantly surprised, Hearts In Atlantis was that kind of movie. I'll admit here that I'm not a huge fan of Anthony Hopkins and I still find it hard not to think of him as Hannibal Lecter from Silence Of The Lambs, but Hopkin's role as Ted Braughtigan was truly memorable and a huge testament to his acting ability. The line "sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been... then we grow up and our hearts break in two" will stay with me for a long time. No doubt I will end up buying the book by Stephen King on which the movie was based. This is indeed a coming of age story rich with an element of supernatural suspense that I will enjoy watching again and again.
I must say, it was really good........2007-04-21
I have read and reviewed the book by Stephen King, and it was excellent. before I watched it, I found out that it mainly adapted the first story in the book. That was alright, for it was the longest and the best of the stories in the book. I watched it last night, and I loved it. It mainly stuck to the story on which it was based (The screenwritter to this film is William Goldman who wrote the great adaptation of Stephen King's Misery). Sure, it got rid of the references to Stephen King's The Dark Tower book series, but that was perfectly fine. My guess for why they got rid of the links from that series is because no one has filmed them. Well anyways, the acting in this film is exceptional (especially by Anthony Hopkins and David Morse. The cinematograpy and music are well done too. I will recomend this to fans of Stephen King and of this kind of genre. I hope that someday the studios direct a sequel or sequels based on the other story segments in the book. They could film the second story (which is also the title story) and call it Hearts In Atlantis II. Then they can film the last three stories Blind Willie, Why We're In Vietnam, and Heavenly Shades Of Night Are Falling into one film and call it Hearts in Atlantis III. We could have a Trilogy of movies based on the book. If they do it, I would pay to see it.
Wonderful!.......2007-04-13
The movie is a about growing up in the 1960's and the relationship between a boy and a surrogate father. It was teriffic, particularly if you've read any of Stephen King's Dark Tower Series, as there is overlap with several characters including the low men.
Mediocre mimicry of other, better films.......2007-04-02
This movie felt really contrived. While I tend to like just about anything Anthony Hopkins is in, this role wasn't meaty enough for his talents. The movie reminded me somewhat of Stand by Me, which was much better done and which I felt this one was trying to imitate, albeit with the seams showing. In Hearts in Atlantis, I couldn't get past how unrealistic the lines of dialog assigned to the children were. They spoke and acted with a maturity that is way beyond their tender ages of eleven, and it didn't seem natural. It ruined the movie for me. I kept thinking "real people don't speak and act this way." The plot just dragged along, and I kept waiting for the movie to "start." And then it was over. I detected stylistic elements of The Green Mile in it, in terms of mood and format (including even a common actor to both movies, David Morse). In fact this movie reminded me of numerous others. Only problem is, they were all better.
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