Stand By Them

Phil Bray

Out of the past: Anthony Hopkins and Anton Yelchin brave the future, known and unknown

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Based on short stories by Stephen King. Screenplay by William Goldman.

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More About

• Stephen King
• Anton Yelchin
• Anthony Hopkins
• Liz Garfield
• William Goldman

The trailers for the film would have you believe Hearts in Atlantisis a sci-fi actioner; it tries to scare you into seeing it. But its spirit is more pure than that. Anton Yelchin, our stand-in, is merely a kid coming of age, fighting through his fears, and he's too strong to be undone by low men or little boys. We know he will grow up to become a melancholy adult -- Morse, in his few scenes, plays Bobby as a man who left the best part of himself in 1960 -- but not because he did anything wrong. Behind his wide eyes are a sharp mind and a big heart, and Yelchin plays Bobby perfectly -- as a child who knows he stands at the precipice of adulthood -- and does so without any fear. The rest of us should be so fortunate.