Hearts in Atlantis | Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis

Hearts in Atlantis | Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis | I wouldn't have missed a single minute of it

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Hearts in Atlantis

	Hearts in Atlantis Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis Warner Home Video, 2002 average customer review:based on 192 reviews view larger image
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An extraordinary journey of the heat. An 11-year-old boy discovers a courage and self-reliance he didnt know he had when he tries to help a friendly boarder with unique powers elude equally mysterious agents pursuing him. Special features: subtitles in english and french and much more. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Anthony Hopkins David Morse Run time: 101 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Scott Hicks

A Haunting Story

I don't usually care for "coming-of-age" movies but this is a mixture of that along with a suspenseful story of an older man trying to keep his anonymity. Anthony Hopkins plays the latter and is riveting, as always. His character, "Ted Brautigan" is not an easy guy to figure out, but he has to be mysterious in order to keep away from the bogey-man bad guys called "low men." That sounds goofy but if you watch the film, you know what I mean.

The kids - Anton Yelchin and Mika Bororem - are good, especially Yelchin, who has a far bigger role. It's nice to see a kid (Yelchin's character "Bobby Garfield") actually listening to an adult, as he does here. The romance between the two kids is handled well, not sappy.

I very much enjoyed the cinematography. It's a wonderfully rich-colored film with a touch of film noir in spots with the cobbled street shots at night.

Finally, this was a film that moved me with it sadness.

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I wouldn't have missed a single minute of it

"Hearts in Atlantis" is based on a short story written by Stephen King. The 2001 film tells the story of how young Bobby Garfield's (Anton Yelchin) life changes when an older man (Hopkins) moves into the same building where he lives in with his selfish single Mom.

Ted (Hopkins) treats Bobby like an adult, exposing him to fine literature and opening his mind to his own potential. In a few short weeks, a young boy becomes a strong young man capable of taking care of himself and others.

Ted's vested Bobby with a job. For a dollar a week, he reads the newspaper to Ted and watches out for the low men. Ted's afraid that these people will come to take him for his 'gifts'. (He's a psychic)

"Take that, for the Gerber baby!" is one line that had both my husband and I cheering loud enough to have gotten us thrown out of the theatre. Bobby delivers this coup de grace to a school bully who'd been hurting his girlfriend, Carol Gerber (Mika Borem).

While we rented this film, my husband and I both agreed to purchase "Hearts" because we would like to be able to see it again. This is an exceptional film and a very interesting viewing.

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What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs?

Anthony Hopkins stars in this adaptation of Stephen King's short story of the same name. The film begins in 2001 (The year the film was made) we are quickly introduced to a character named Bobby (played as an adult by David Morse) Bobby begins to recollect memories from his past, memories from his eleventh birthday and spending time with his friends in the summer. Including the memory of a mysterious individual named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins)

Ted Brautigan moves in next door to Bobby's house (played at the age of 11 by, Anthon Yelchin) Bobby lives with his mom only, his father is rarely mentioned. Bobby begins to find a father figure in Ted...but there is a special gift that Ted has inside. I will not give more details as to what happens. The only thing about the film that bothered me a little was the pace; it can be a little slow and sad in some points. Though I also don't understand why this film received a PG-13 rating. It should have been rated G, it's a nice and at times sad story about childhood that is surely to be enjoyed by all ages, can't understand why they made the decision of classifying it as PG-13. Also the movie is done in the tradition of "Stand by Me". And it's up there with Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and Stand by Me for well crafted adaptations of Stephen King's Novella's.

MY PERSONAL RATING: 3 ½ OUT OF 5

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Haunting

This movie sticks in my mind. There's no real plot, but I like the characters. Sometimes it's hard to remember that it came from a story by Stephen King, but it does have that same rich attention to details from the past that's always been a part of his work. Anthony Hopkins is, of course, wonderful, and so is Anton Yelchin. To be honest, it's not my favorite movie, but I find it haunting enough that I had to buy it.

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