Atonement is I have to say one of the best films I have seen in a while. It was a film which relied less on special effects and merely on plot and tugging at the feelings of the audience and the cinema fell so silent as everyone watched and hoped. I had seen the trailers for this film about a month ago and thought at the time it looked like a war/love story but it is more than that as I found out when watching it. It definitely looked like it’d be a good film and Keira Knightley is good at types of films like this, historical romantic drama’s such as her part in Pride & Prejudice which she was great in. Also I noticed fellow Scot actor James McAvoy was in this and ...  Read the complete review

I saw this film in the cinema and wanted to share my views on it. It is different to the films that I would normally go and see as when watching the previews for it you get the idea that it is a film set during the war. However when you watch it, it's actually not got scenes about the war all the way through and you actually don't go to the time of the characters being involved in that area until about half way through the film, so if that is what put anybody off about the film then I would advise that you should watch as i really enjoyed it. The film is based on the book of the same name by Ian Mckeown, which, I haven't read myself so I wouldn't ...  Read the complete review

Atonement -------------------------------------- The Film -------------------------------------- I rented this film only a few days ago, I've been wanting to see it ever since it was released in the cinema but never got around to it. Even with pretty high expectations before watching it it still managed to blow me away. Not only was the acting superb but it was excellently directed and the story was very original. I havn't read the book yet, however after watching the film the book is a must for me now. Anyway, onto the film itself. The film is set in 1930's England, and despite a few comments I've read; I didn't think the film started off slow ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes three dooyoo stars means five dooyoo stars with me because when it comes to Oscar laden movies I tend to knock one off when they fail to inspire, however well made and acted they are, especially meandering British war time epics like the English Patient, a film that had me pulling my nails out in frustration of the dullness of it all, surely one of British cinemas most over-rated films (Four Weddings comfortably top of that list), the main reason I was reticent to rent this, Atonement almost a tribute to that three hour groan in all but name. It's a visually stunning and authentic piece make no mistake and Keira Knightly is the stand out performance ...  Read the complete review

I read Ian McEwan's novel a few years ago and greatly enjoyed it so I was a bit doubtful whether the film version could quite live up to it. On the whole I felt it did but certain aspects could have been a tad improved. The film begins in 1930s England on an extremely hot Summer day. A young girl, Briony Tallis is writing a play in honour of her brother returning home and is attempting to get her three visiting cousins to particpate as the actors. However with the play not going according to plan Briony is left to her own devices and throughout the day witnesses several incidents between her sister Cecilia and the housekeeper's son, Robbie. Robbie and Cecilia ...  Read the complete review