Atonement is getting a ton of press right now and rightfully so. The British romance story is certainly well acted. The story goes something like this: Keira Knightlyy plays a well to-do woman who falls for the family help in early 1900’s. The hired hand who woos Knightley is played by James McAvoy. The more movies I see McAvoy in the higher he climbs on my best actors list.
Well the real drama starts when Knightley’s younger sister accuses McAvoy of a horrible crime that he didn’t commit. The movie then follows the lost lovers as they fight to find their way back into one another’s arms throughout their lives.
The movie is based on an Ian McEwan novel. The movie at times feels like a book on screen which, if you manage to keep watching this sometimes slow period piece, makes a lot of sense in the end.
The acting is superb, easily Keira Knightly’s best work and another notch on McAvoy’s resume.
This isn’t really my type of movie, but it did hold my interest and I was very open minded. It won’t be number one on my Best Movie list, but it is certainly a movie that you should add to your movie que.
MOVIE GRADE: B+
Well the real drama starts when Knightley’s younger sister accuses McAvoy of a horrible crime that he didn’t commit. The movie then follows the lost lovers as they fight to find their way back into one another’s arms throughout their lives.
The movie is based on an Ian McEwan novel. The movie at times feels like a book on screen which, if you manage to keep watching this sometimes slow period piece, makes a lot of sense in the end.
The acting is superb, easily Keira Knightly’s best work and another notch on McAvoy’s resume.
This isn’t really my type of movie, but it did hold my interest and I was very open minded. It won’t be number one on my Best Movie list, but it is certainly a movie that you should add to your movie que.
MOVIE GRADE: B+
2 comments:
I've been a little lax on my blog reading, so I'll sum up all my comments on this one.
Juno was awesome, I want to see Atonement (and hope I get to), and I think amicable is a totally acceptable word. I don't think anyone should have to dumb down their vocabulary, or we'll all turn into the people from Idiocracy!
Haven't seen either of the National Treasure movies, so I can't comment on those, but I'm enjoying the movie reviews. Keep em' coming!
Atonement looked and felt a lot like Pride and Prejudice, impeccable setting, acting and dialogue. A bit depressing toward the end, but over all very well done.
i wonder: Is Briony's vocabulary typical for British 13 year olds?
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