One of the strongest movies of 07 | Atonement (Widescreen Edition)

A BITTERSWEET ROMANCE, MAGNIFICENTLY MADE | Atonement (Widescreen Edition) | Keira Knightley, James Mcavoy

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	• Atonement (Widescreen Edition) Keira Knightley, James Mcavoy Universal Studios, 2008 average customer review:based on 252 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A very good movie

A very good movie with a lot of "could be moments" and in which one can learn from.

One of the strongest movies of 07

James McAvoy gave the best performance in Atonement. I didn't think I would think that but he was terrific. I would give him an Oscar nomination for sure. Redgrave's eyes at the end tell all. Seriously you didn't even need her tremendous speech because it's all in her body language. Garai is great during and after her encounter with the french soldier as well as the apartment scene. The praise for Ronan doesn't capture how good and natural she is. Knightley was fine but doesn't rate with any of the Briony's or McAvoy.

The cinematography in the movie is remarkable. Not only for the stunning tracking shot but for when Briony goes into the library. The way the light comes off that hair thing and then the lamp.

The script was a very good adaptation of the book and the direction of Wright couldn't be better.

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A BITTERSWEET ROMANCE, MAGNIFICENTLY MADE

More than one of the great romantic films of all time, "Atonement" is a pure masterpiece utilizing a three-act structure spanning several decades that begins in an English manor house before World War II and proceeds through the war and after.

The main character is a 13-year-old fledgling writer, Briony, whose imaginative sensibilities congeal with her infatuation with a man who loves her older sister to result in dire consequences she only later understands. From the dramatic and passionate momentum of its early sequences underscored by a music score utilizing a typewriter in its orchestration, it brilliantly employs both child and adult points of view to relate the story of a great romance that is disrupted from the events that occur.

If the story and screenplay seem to have "Doctor Zhivago" characteristics, Joe Wright's magnificent and sensual direction brings out all the passion and tragedy with a beauty that is reminiscent of David Lean at his best. There are camera shots in this film that will continue to haunt my memory for years. Three soldiers trek through a fog-filled landscape past a running brook as planes of war hovering in the sky overhead are seen only as a reflection in its waters, an awesome image like a great painting. But perhaps its greatest shot is a long Orson Wellesian single take, one tracking shot following the Battle of Dunkirk that lasts maybe 8 minutes that, in its emotional context, could reduce you to weeping.

Keira Knightly and James McAvoy are the lovers, and Saoirse Ronan, Romola Garai and Vanessa Redgrave portray the girl Briony through different stages of her life, in this heartbreaking and perfectly directed masterpiece that you will not easily forget.

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JOE WRIGHT, OPUS 2

***1/2 2007. Based on Ian McEwan's Atonement and directed by Joe Wright. Earned two Golden Globes ((Best Drama and Musical Score) and Academy award in the musical score category. England in 1935. A young student is sent to jail on account of the testimony of a 13 year old girl. Four years later, he chooses to join the army on behalf of prison. The first hour of ATONEMENT is a little jewel dealing with what is left unsaid and delusion. I was less enthralled by the second half of the movie with its war scenes and the character played by Romola Garai that didn't have the mysterious and multi-level aura of Briony Tallis at age 13. Notwithstanding this critical remark, I recommend this film.

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From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning critically acclaimed epic story of love. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are hailing "the year's best picture" (Thelma Adams US Weekly).System Requirements:Running Time: 123 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: R UPC: 025193328526 Manufacturer No: 61033285

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