Atonement

So meta. So meta. You can have your sweeping epic and still be an art film. Clever. I enjoyed this but wasn't blown away by it. I really don't have much to say about this one other than I know that Keira Knightley has been getting a lot of attention for looking stunning in that green dress but I prefer her in that old timey bathing suit she was in near the beginning. Scrumptious.

I'm a sucker for these kinds of movies to be honest - love stories set during wartime. Hell, I remember liking The English Patient back in '96 but have no idea if I'd still like it. Of the recent ones, I'd probably put this a little ahead of A Very Long Engagement but behind The End of the Affair.

I dug the soundtrack that was heavily based at times on the clicking of typewriter keys - all so very Matmos.

Also, in general give me more movies that have scenes set during the Battle of Dunkirk. Fascinating stuff.

Directed by Joe Wright
2007
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