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Algernon
Reviews
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
A powerful, evocative film
Although the circumstances of the boy in the film weren't really similar to my own at that age, I found myself remembering things from my own childhood (I was 14 at the time the events of this movie took place) that I hadn't remembered in years. The magic that Ted Brautigan brought into Bobby Garfield's life reminded me, forcibly at times, of the wonder and beauty of life as I felt it during those years. I have traveled far from the home I grew up in, and have lost contact with so many people I knew. This film is incredibly powerful, and I would urge everyone to see it.
The Cold Equations (1996)
a taut, nicely paced sci fi/suspense tale, with a few uneven moments
I must admit that it took me a while to warm to this film, but as the story unfolded, I found myself drawn more and more into the dilemmas it posed. My only real objection to the piece were those moments when the characters seemed to take a break from events to talk about themselves and where they had come from. At times the characters almost seemed to step out of the story, and talk about themselves as though nothing out of the ordinary were happening around them.
The film seems on more sure footing when it's dealing with the primary elements of the story, less so when it attempts to branch out into character development, or "backstory".