I really enjoyed this film. Normally I avoid films like this as weepy, sentimental, romantic crap - a chick flick. But "she who must be obeyed" insisted and I'm glad she did. The acting was great, the sets lavish, the score excellent, and the cinema-photography faultless. Well worth seeing.

Scunnert scores it 4 out of 5

Scunnert:

"Acting" and "Kiera Knightly" do not go together in the same sentence, she has all the presence of a brick and an equal amount of acting ability.

Sorry, but I'd rather nail my tongue to my desk than watch her one-dimensional "acting".

We'd better agree to disagree on this one, neebor...

Hiya Scunny. I thought McAvoy was excellent in this but Kiera Knightley wasn't anything special acting wise although I think that's because she wasn't called upon to do anything other than look gorgeous in fabulous gowns and smoke!

I was disappointed overall, possibly because of the hype surrounding the movie, and I think really it was over-rated. It really didn't deserve an oscar so it was kind of right I think that another movie won Best Film. McAvoy is definitely one to watch tho. He's a marvellous actor.

Dws oh, you're a cruel person!

I think Knightley was fine in the role - a willowy beauty from the leisured classes - but like Clare says she wasn't really called on to really "act". No - but McAvoy was great as was the wee lassie Saoirse Ronan.

I didn't realize it had been nominated for an Academy Award - I'm really out of touch - don't watch the telly anymore.

Scunny, well yes, she does willowy very well, and she smouldered a lot. The only time I seem to smoulder is if the top of my ciggy has fallen off and the sofa's on fire!

scunnert wrote:
I think Knightley was fine in the role - a willowy beauty from the leisured classes - but like Clare says she wasn't really called on to really "act". No - but McAvoy was great as was the wee lassie Saoirse Ronan.

I didn't realize it had been nominated for an Academy Award - I'm really out of touch - don't watch the telly anymore.

Scunnert,

Atonement was nominated for something like seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. I can't remember if it won one for Best Musical Score....didn't watch the Oscars, only passively read the results somewhere. It's a film I want to see, on my list of DVDs to buy when I can afford to splurge on such things.

Atonement has to be better than Titanic was....now that was an over-rated movie, imo. lol

Clare wrote:

"The only time I seem to smoulder is if the top of my ciggy has fallen off and the sofa's on fire!"

Last time I smouldered Clare I got my face slapped. Must be something only willowy women can get away with.

Lilybean wrote:

"Atonement was nominated for something like seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture."

And here was I thinking it was an obscure wee film that nobody had heard of. I am sooo out of touch - my grandkids probably laugh at me behind my back!