Hearts in Atlantis
Dir: Scott Hicks
2001
***
Hearts in Atlantis is a great example of the lighter Stephen King novels that deal with childhood. It is fairly unmistakable as a Stephen King story, so that is to Scott Hick's credit. Based on a short story, it does seem somewhat stretched and overlong with the conclusion coming just in time before loosing all interest. Some sub-plots aren't explained though and many of the issues raised at the beginning are never returned to, which I found overwhelmingly unsatisfying. That said, I thought that Hopkins, Yelchin and Davis were all very good and it was nice to see Stephen King adaptation favorite David Morse carry the torch as it were. It's not great, I much preferred the book but as most King adaptations go, it isn't bad at all.