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Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

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Reviews Counted:133

Fresh:65

Rotten:68

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: Hearts in Atlantis is well-acted and beautiful to look at, but the movie is nothing more than a mood piece.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence and thematic elements

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 28, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $23,604,382

Synopsis: "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 into... "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 into two." --Ted Brautigan 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 the boarding house where Bobby lives with his self-obsessed mother, Liz (HOPE DAVIS). Bobby's memory of his long-dead father is clouded by his mother's bitterness, but Ted fills the gap, offering him adult friendship and attention, and helping to open the boy's eyes to a bigger world. But Ted brings with him too a haunted past, and strange powers which both puzzle and alarm Bobby. When he offers Bobby a job, it's more than simply reading the paper to save the old man's failing eyes. Ted enlists the boy to help him avoid a powerful danger that's pursuing him. As the last summer of Bobby's childhood draws to a close, Ted gives him a new understanding of his father, and the possibilities of life and love, before events overtake them all. Ted's pursuers close in, forcing Bobby to find depths of courage and forgiveness he never imagined. And for the adult Bobby, revisiting his childhood home and the memories of a summer long gone, a chance encounter completes the circle of his journey back in time. -- © Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, David Morse

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, David Morse, Mika Boorem, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower, Celia Weston, Adam LeFevre, Deirdre O'Connell, Timothy Reifsnyder, Will Rothhaar

Director: Scott Hicks

Director: Scott Hicks
Screenwriter: William Goldman
Producer: Kerry Heysen
Studio: Warner Bros.

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09/27/01
Ebert & Roeper

Hearts in Atlantis isn't really a bad film. It's just not a good one.

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09/28/01
BeatBoxBetty.com

Taken as simply a short yarn told through a filter of childhood innocence, Hearts in Atlantis tugs at the ol' heartstrings in all the right ways.

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12/15/03
Alexander Walker
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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.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
09/27/01
Andrew O'Hehir
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[Hopkins delivers] a professional performance as always.

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10/04/01
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

The characterizations are stock and the film is plot-driven, never getting under the surface or offering fresh insight.

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09/25/01
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
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A modest, well-made little film.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
09/28/01
Barry Johnson
Barry Johnson
Oregonian

Atlantis certainly provides a pleasant diversion. Those who could use a nice, two-hour snooze will also be rewarded.

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09/28/01
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

The film has a lot of nice little touches going for it, and while there are the obligatory moments of heartstring plucking underscored by the stir of violins, it never really overdoes things. The only problem is, it's just been so done already.

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05/12/03
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11/12/01
Brian Orndorf
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Movie lovers who leave their expectations at the door and treasure fascinating characters and superb acting are in for a treat.

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09/28/01
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