I really like the movie.
Added 11/1/2009
This is a good movie. It didn't end how I would have liked, but it was still very good.
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Intelligent Writing, Suspenseful, Romantic
Added 9/19/2009
Great writing. It has all the elements of life! Definitely for the thinking person.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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Rubbish !!
Added 8/26/2009
I can't believe that I actually paid money for this junk! It has no plot, no character development, and a sad sorry ending, not to mention the historical mistakes in the content. The film includes several historical inaccuracies. Soldiers at Dunkirk are heard singing the Vera Lynn song The White Cliffs of Dover despite the fact that the song was not written until the following year. At Dunkirk, references are made to the loss of life caused by the sinking of The Lancastria, another event which had yet to occur. Additionally, the film indicates that Robbie served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, in France; in fact, the 1st Battalion was not part of the BEF, although the regiment's 2nd Battalion did participate in the Battle of France.
There is no real storyline....the plot is thin as soup, and the two main characters are not allowed to fully develop themselves on screen. I found the ending so ludicrous, as if the viewing public is suppose to accept this trash. The dialog is meaningless as the ending is pointless. All the hype for this movie, that some film critics admired? No romance, happy ending here. Just a lukewarm, dismal motion picture, with scenery better than the actors and dialog. Don't waste your time or money....it's pure rubbish!!
3 out of 6 people found this helpful.
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Romance/based on true events
Added 8/12/2009
Very beautiful . The writer courage to go thru all those sad events of her own life is amazing.
It must have been a relief for her to write about it.
The movie is very good too.
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Depressing, not worth a second viewing.
Added 7/14/2009
I did not read the book "Atonement", so I had no expectations or any words to spoil the movie for me. I love a good mystery, romance, period piece. I love movies that take us out of the formulaic and into the furtive air. I try not to judge someone's work based on what I "wanted" to see versus what they gave me in the end. That said I was disappointed in this movie, and would never set eyes on it again for as long as I live.
The cover boasts "A Crowning Achievement, A Ravishing Romance!" so of course I am thinking that Keira Knightely and James McAvoy who are two of the greatest actors we have right now (I used to loathe Keira but now see her as an asset to historical dramas), will give a good performance and satisfy my hungry romance loving appetite. I knew the premise going in. Young girl has crush on an older man, he loves this girls older sister, young girl misinterprets their relationship and in her naivety sets into motion events that tear the lovers apart maybe for forever! Can she rectify her mistake, Atone for her lies, will the romance ever be able to bloom without it being hindered by distance and time?
I know there aren't always happy endings, I don't expect them nor do I want them to take place for fear of monotony and blandness. The whole movie was really very beautifully shot, although in some instances a little too perfectly framed. The sweeping shot at the beachside with all the soldiers didn't feel right to my eyes; it felt too "planned" and hokey. The costumes, sets, locations, music, were all well done, but it couldn't save this movie from being completely devoid of heart and soul and ultimately not a "ravishing romance" by any definition. It was pathetic and sad and so disappointing. I don't understand why it got all the attention it did.
1 out of 5 people found this helpful.
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I really like the movie.
Added 11/1/2009
This is a good movie. It didn't end how I would have liked, but it was still very good.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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Intelligent Writing, Suspenseful, Romantic
Added 9/19/2009
Great writing. It has all the elements of life! Definitely for the thinking person.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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Rubbish !!
Added 8/26/2009
I can't believe that I actually paid money for this junk! It has no plot, no character development, and a sad sorry ending, not to mention the historical mistakes in the content. The film includes several historical inaccuracies. Soldiers at Dunkirk are heard singing the Vera Lynn song The White Cliffs of Dover despite the fact that the song was not written until the following year. At Dunkirk, references are made to the loss of life caused by the sinking of The Lancastria, another event which had yet to occur. Additionally, the film indicates that Robbie served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, in France; in fact, the 1st Battalion was not part of the BEF, although the regiment's 2nd Battalion did participate in the Battle of France.
There is no real storyline....the plot is thin as soup, and the two main characters are not allowed to fully develop themselves on screen. I found the ending so ludicrous, as if the viewing public is suppose to accept this trash. The dialog is meaningless as the ending is pointless. All the hype for this movie, that some film critics admired? No romance, happy ending here. Just a lukewarm, dismal motion picture, with scenery better than the actors and dialog. Don't waste your time or money....it's pure rubbish!!
3 out of 6 people found this helpful.
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