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 enlarge | Actors: Keira Knightley, James Mcavoy, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  252 reviews
Sales Rank: 3891
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 123 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 61033286
UPC: 025193328625
EAN: 0025193328625
ASIN: B0013XZ6XE
Theatrical Release Date: January 4, 2008
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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 Movie left me cold - great disappointment September 9, 2008
jct456
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was prepared to like this movie (I saw it in the theater) because I enjoy movies with an historical setting and a purported romantic purpose. I also enjoy films that use non-linear storytelling when necessary for plot development. However, the movie and acting left me absolutely cold, although it is hard to pinpoint exactly why. The pacing was glacial; in fact, at the performance I attended, a number of people walked out (not just men). Because of the glacial pace, I could not suspend disbelief enough to accept the gaping holes in the plot. The story line was confusing, and I am still unsure what actually happened versus what older Briony wished had happened. It was as though there was a wall between the audience and the movie so that it just did not connect. The atmosphere of the movie was cold and indistinct, although pretty to look at.
The acting was flat - there was no true passion on the part of any of the major characters, and I felt there was simply no chemistry between the two leads. The only actor who showed any passion and commitment to character was the young Naval officer on the beach organizing the evacuation (I think the actor was Tobias Menzies of HBO's "Rome").
The way the evacuation of Dunkirk was filmed (as much as I admire the technical mastery of the tracking shot) was simply bizarre and did not match any historical description I had ever read. Was this supposed to be McAvoy's hallucinations of the beach from being wounded and dying, or was the whole beach episode supposed to be the director's realistic portrayal of the evacuation?
**SPOILER ALERT**
There was no "atonement". After destroying the lives of two people, simply writing a novel about what Briony wished had happened is a moral cop-out!
Cinematography: very good
The rest of the movie: very disappointing.
 A very good movie September 6, 2008
J. Brayden (Joliet, IL)
A very good movie with a lot of "could be moments" and in which one can learn from.
JOE WRIGHT, OPUS 2 September 5, 2008
wdanthemanw (Geneva, Switzerland)
***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.
Atonement September 2, 2008
D. Harding (Debi)
We recieved the dvd sooner than the date specified on the recept. It arived in great condition and we enjoyed the movie.
Moves the viewer through personal experiences of intense longing mixed with bitter misunderstanding. August 31, 2008
Savanah Peach (Maryland)
Based upon the lies and misunderstanding of a young, unhappy, girl who seems to long for a dramatic life of her own, her older sister and her lover are betrayed. The young girl, completely ignorant of the intent and nature of her sister's relationship with a servant's son, vengefully lies, blaming the boy with molesting a young female family member. Set in the backdrop of WWII, the young lovers are separated when the boy is imprisoned for his alleged crime, being released only to fight in the war.
His love (Keira Knightly), working as a nurse, meets him only briefly during the war, but they re-declare their love and promise to meet. Promises, however, are broken by circumstance, and the lies and accusations of a young sister irrevocably change the lives of everyone.
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