Review of Hearts in Atlantis (2001) by Atanas Y — 19 Jun 2008
A mediocre movie based on a mediocre book by stephen king.
The story of the book is lossely related to the dark tower cycle ... or better said - there are references on the dark tower in the book, but since it doesn't happen much and nothing is revealed the book lives only on kings ability to keep you interested by creating a strong mood and describing his characters well.
The movie is very similar, only it's hopkins who keeps it all alive. the dark tower references are missing, but this is not a real problem, for king trashed the cycle with the last book anyway and it really is not important for the story here.
The movie, like the book has a strong mood, also like the book it isn't happening much and nothing is revealed, so at the end you ask yourself what you have missed ... well, nothing at all - it's just this. a little mystery, a lot of all-day life - that's all.
Curiously it's still enjoyable, just not very memorable.
This review of Hearts in Atlantis (2001) was written by Atanas Y on 19 Jun 2008.
Hearts in Atlantis has generally received positive reviews.
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