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Hearts in Atlantis

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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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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.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
09/28/01
E! Online

[Hopkins delivers] a professional performance as always.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/04/01
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

A modest, well-made little film.

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

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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
05/12/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

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Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
11/12/01
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com

Movie lovers who leave their expectations at the door and treasure fascinating characters and superb acting are in for a treat.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/28/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

This is a good movie to pass through.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
09/28/01
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Atmospheric and surprisingly unsettling.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
09/28/01
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

A lovingly crafted, nostalgia-filled walk through memory lane.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/22/01
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Likeable, nostalgic movie that walks a smooth tightrope between a coming-of-age tale and a dark, long-forgotten Twilight Zone episode.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
12/09/01
Ed Kelleher
Ed Kelleher
Film Journal International

At its best, the movie has that 'a tale told' quality that Goldman used so winningly in The Princess Bride.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
09/27/01
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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After having our hearts ripped from us; Hearts in Atlantis miraculously sets them beating again.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
09/23/01
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

The acting from Hopkins and young Yelchin is consistently strong.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
10/08/01
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

This is about the problems of growing up and of friendship, and when it stays on that level, it's brilliant.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
09/27/01
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

A wonderful, nostalgic piece.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
09/26/01
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Director Scott Hicks imbues this fascinating coming-of-age drama with remarkable scenes and an astonishingly rich collection of performances.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
10/13/01
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A heartwarming coming-of-age pic that prompts its audience to recall the golden days of joyful youth.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
09/23/01
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

The elegiac, reflective mood is treated almost incidentally, letting it earn a reaction naturally

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
03/17/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

The film offers genuine rewards, particularly its understanding of the crossroads that lead a child to adulthood.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
09/28/01
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

A pungently evocative, beautifully burnished mood piece.

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09/28/01
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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