Eye Candy #348 - "Hearts in Atlantis"

Hearts in Atlantis:  The problem with translating this book into a movie is very plain to those who have read said book - it's tied clearly to his Dark Tower mythos and complements the other books from the Gunslinger series. It's not integral, but it does some 'splaining. However, rather than opening that can of worms (wisely, I would say, because you couldn't begin to cover it all in one film), it's completely stripped from the script, removing that magical element of the book (beings from another dimension in pursuit of Anthony Hopkins' character) to something much more pedestrian (at least, more pedestrian for Stephen King, who usually isn't associated with the word 'pedestrian'). So what was a dimension-crossing "thriller" of sorts (though it's more of a 'coming of age' story than anything, with a hearty helping of "books are good!" thrown in)ends up being a neutered something...else. Read the book instead. It's excellent.