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Summary: Atonement
Comment: It is a terrible, borring, bed done movie. Even music is far from a perfection. Keira Knightley does
not know how to speak properly in english. The way she plays is one of the worst I have ever seen.
He-James McAvoy is abit better-he does not pretend to be the best actor-he just plays. The plot is
superficial and not clear.
For all who like romances I suggest to chose Out of Africa-a very
big Movie!

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Summary: Astonishing.
Comment: This is an unrelentingly beautiful film which stayed with me for days.

Everything is
overshadowed by the glorious cinematography and wonderful direction. The cast is strong, especially
McAvoy and Ronan. The story is heady and sexually charged in the first part, and despairing towards
the end.

Some people have criticised the minor errors in historical accuracy, which I
think is very much missing the point. I would recommend watching the film to find out for yourself.

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Summary: Forgettable
Comment: I agree with a previous ctitic, this film had most of the ingredients to make a memorable film -
except the screenplay. It was fine until a certain point, then went to hell. Don't buy it, rent it
if you feel you've got to see it.

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Summary: Lovely, tragic and not perfect
Comment: Reading reviews on Amazon always bemuses me. Why some people seem to get so angry about a film, its
diversion from the book or one or another actor confuses me. Anyway no anger here.

I
have always been an enormous fan of Ian McEwan and think that atonement is one of his greatest
novels. But, like all great tragedies (and believe me this is a tragedy), it leaves you with an
empty feeling. The book manages to convey the deep erotic and almost painful love of C and Robbie in
a way that was always going to be difficult to convey in a mainstream movie. So maybe that's where
it falls down.

But. This is a beautifully shot movie with gorgeous backdrops, wonderful
cinematography and a marvellous score. There are those who seem to have a gripe with Knightley and
her "boyish" form. I find this inexplicable. It is these very characteristics that make her perfect
for this part... an innocent girl in an increasingly adult world. Both her, James McEvoy and the
rest of the cast put in good (if not great) perfomances.

There are those who will never
like this film with its Merchant ivory'esque themes, cliches (movies are FULL of cliches) and
artistic licence with its literary origins. But for the rest of us. Sit back, feast and get the
tissues out.

Thoroughly enjoyable, if ultimately tragic.

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Summary: Missed opportunity
Comment: All the ingredients are here for a great film but it just doesn't quite come off. The film is
beautifully shot, with an interesting use of sound effects, but the romance, which is central the
plot just doesn't convince or move, leaving what ought to be a heart-rendingly tragic tale falling
flat. Keira Knightley's character of Cecilia is particularly exasperating, and Knightley just
doesn't have the maturity or ability (at least for now) to convince in this role. The scenes of war
were too long to serve any purpose and the ending abrupt and unsatisfactory.

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