Hearts in Atlantis
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings
- Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin
- Summary: Based on the novel by Stephen King, this drama focuses on an orphaned boy (Yelchin) who forms a friendship with a middle-aged man (Anthony Hopkins), and discovers depths of courage and forgiveness he never imagined. (Warner Bros.)
- Director: Scott Hicks
- Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Positive: 14 out of 30
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Mixed: 14 out of 30
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Negative: 2 out of 30
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100Inspiring without sinking into sentimentality or cliche, Hearts of Atlantis is intelligent, heartfelt and genuine, a rare story of childhood for adults.
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80The heartfelt use of extrasensory events as metaphors for a child's grasp of adult mysteries has a poetry to it, and the unblinking sympathy for kids struggling with evil and with the strange frequencies of prepubescent passion can, if your defenses are down, lay you out.
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60The resulting film directed by Scott Hicks is afflicted by terminal nostalgic drift. You come out of the theater with nothing more specific than half-pleasant memories of baseball gloves, Ferris wheels and vintage automobiles. I've had naps that were more exciting.
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38It's not hell, but limbo, junior high-school style.
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Positive: 14 out of 18
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Mixed: 0 out of 18
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Negative: 4 out of 18
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RonnieW.9Wonderful movie... great story. i wish there are more movies like this.
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JimM.1SHORT VERSION: Read the book; skip the film. LONG VERSION: I am a recently
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