Atonement Reviews

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I've had Atonement on DVD for a while now, and finally got round to watching it. I was a bit sceptical at first as this isn't typical my kind of film, but I stuck it on anyway.

I have to say I'm glad i did. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. To be honest i had no idea what it was about, and if i had read the back of the DVD box first i would have probably not bothered.

The actors were fantastic telling a story of forbidden love and false accusations that spanned many years. The scenes were brilliantly filmed, especially the mammoth beach scene showing the WW2 survivors.

There is a little twist towards the end which makes you go "ohhhh". I'd really recommend watching this movie, especially on a cold Sunday afternoon, straight after a nice roast dinner!

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Don't get me wrong, Atonement is a good film. It tells a very sad tale of deceit and forbidden love (on several levels) against a backdrop of Britain's entry into war in the 30's.

What starts off as a childhood infatuation (though we annoyingly only learn of this in flashback), gets horribly out of control and the lives of the two leads, Cecilia played by Knightly, and Robbie played by James MacAvoy, are thrown into disarray.

Events jump around and there's lots of flashbacks and jump-aheads a ...

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This is an excellent drama spanning a few decades and the consequence of jumping to conclusions and the damage this inflicts on a number of characters including the accuser who seeks to make her atonement towards the end of her life.

It's fab and it will thrill and move every inch of your emotions!

Thoroughly well made and a credit to the UK film industry