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Atonement

(2007) Drama - Rated R

Directed by: Joe Wright

Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy

Overview: A girl changes several lives forever when she accuses her older sister's lover of a terrible crime.

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  • Atonement

    A false accusation changes forever the lives of a young teen (Romola Garai), her older sister (Keira Knightley) and the latter's innocent lover (James McAvoy).

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    "This WWII-era love story will have you swooning...."  [more]
    — Heather Huntington

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    • youkillmefrank

      03/09/08 01:07 PM
      The first thing I must mention while watching Atonement is the thing that maked or breaked the movie, the acting. You’ll be glad to know that James McAvoy and Keira Knightley gave astonishing performances, and had great chemistry. Not to be outdone all of the actresses who played Briony Tallis all did fantastic. One especially good performance was from Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave, she may have had only one scene, but it was amazing. If Ruby Dee can be nominated for her five minutes in American Gangster, Vanessa Redgrave can be nominated for her five minutes.

      My second favorite about this movies were the sets and costumes. The war scenes where all looked fantastic. Also, what would taking about the costumes be without mention Keira Knightley’s green dress? Well, it looked fantastic, I went "Ahh-woo-ga!" for it.

      The major flaw of this movie is the directing. I hated Joe Wright’s job. I could barely tell if we were living the past five minutes from a different perspective or what was going on. The good thing about that though, is that it didn’t happen very often, so it didn’t confuse that much. Also, if you viewed it a second time you would know when it was flashback.

      I also liked this movies cinematography. Once again, the fantastic war scenes, show through, what would they be without Oscar nominee (for this movie) Seamus McGarvey’s way of capturing it. Also, McGarvey made the already beautiful sets, more beautiful.

      The lesser flaw of Atonement lies in the music. The typewriter effect used by Oscar winner Dario Marianelli (who won for this movie) was cool for the first couple of times. I found it to be way overused.

      Maybe a bit better than okay, but not a best picture Oscar winner.
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    • Heather Huntington

      ReelzChannel.com, December 05, 2007


      It's 1935, and the wealthy Tallis family is happily passing the hottest day of the year at their mansion in the British countryside. But when sparks fly between older daughter, Cecilia (Keira Knightley), and the housekeeper's son, Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), Cecilia's 13-year-old sister Briony (Saoirse Ronan) overactive imagination causes her to accuse him of a crime he didn't commit--driving a wedge between the young lovers possibly forever.


      Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, Atonement is an epic war-time love story in the vein of The English Patient, and it does the genre proud. The actors are brimming with passion and angst--restrained, subtle, sympathetic and believable. And director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) layers on gorgeous and striking imagery to add another layer to an already smart and spare script by Christopher Hampton. As beautiful as it is thought-provoking and soulful, Atonement is a December must-see.


      ReelzChannel Rating:  9

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    • aardvark

      01/27/08 06:01 PM
      Fantastic movie. Well worth the money to see this on the big screen.
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    • youkillmefrank

      03/09/08 01:07 PM
      The first thing I must mention while watching Atonement is the thing that maked or breaked the movie, the acting. You’ll be glad to know that James McAvoy and Keira Knightley gave astonishing performances, and had great chemistry. Not to be outdone all of the actresses who played Briony Tallis all did fantastic. One especially good performance was from Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave, she may have had only one scene, but it was amazing. If Ruby Dee can be nominated for her five minutes in American Gangster, Vanessa Redgrave can be nominated for her five minutes.

      My second favorite about this movies were the sets and costumes. The war scenes where all looked fantastic. Also, what would taking about the costumes be without mention Keira Knightley’s green dress? Well, it looked fantastic, I went "Ahh-woo-ga!" for it.

      The major flaw of this movie is the directing. I hated Joe Wright’s job. I could barely tell if we were living the past five minutes from a different perspective or what was going on. The good thing about that though, is that it didn’t happen very often, so it didn’t confuse that much. Also, if you viewed it a second time you would know when it was flashback.

      I also liked this movies cinematography. Once again, the fantastic war scenes, show through, what would they be without Oscar nominee (for this movie) Seamus McGarvey’s way of capturing it. Also, McGarvey made the already beautiful sets, more beautiful.

      The lesser flaw of Atonement lies in the music. The typewriter effect used by Oscar winner Dario Marianelli (who won for this movie) was cool for the first couple of times. I found it to be way overused.

      Maybe a bit better than okay, but not a best picture Oscar winner.
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  • Crew

    Director Joe Wright
    Producer Tim Bevan
    Producer Eric Fellner
    Producer Paul Webster
    Executive Producer Richard Eyre
    Executive Producer Robert Fox
    Executive Producer Ian McEwan
    Executive Producer Debra Hayward
    Executive Producer Liza Chasin
    Writer Christopher Hampton

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  • Meet Atonement's screenwriter

    If you're an Angeleno Atonement fan, you're in luck. The man behind adapting Ian McEwan's novel into the multiply-nominated film, screenwriter Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons), will be doing a meet-and-greet here next week.

    The shooting script of Atonement is coming out in book form, and Hampton will be at Book Soup in WeHo (8818 Sunset to be precise) on Monday 2/4 from 7-8 pm to talk about the book, meet fans, and do a signing. It's your chance to meet an Academy Award nominee!


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