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Hearts in Atlantis
This supernatural drama is an overfamiliar exercise in childhood nostalgia with some low-key mysticism artlessly attached. Adapting two stories from the eponymous collection by Stephen King, William Goldman's uneven script spins a rose-tinted tale of coming-of-age in 1960s America that sits uneasily beside a nebulous conspiracy subplot. In a small New England town, neglected 11-year-old Bobby Garfield (Anton Yelchin) strikes up a meaningful friendship with mysterious neighbour Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins), who is soon revealed to have the power to read minds — attracting the attention of the sinister "low men", shadowy government figures who want to exploit his ability. Blandly directed by Scott Hicks (who did such a good job on Shine), this poorly-paced, charmless drama is conveyor-belt King — it has all the usual ingredients, only half-baked.
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