Atonement .... as the bible says "satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends, reconciliation" It is a story of two people madly in love with each other , James McAvoy and Keira Knightley.
The youngest of the three sisters Briony , misinterprets each moment shared by them as an act of erotiscism on the part of Robbie ( played by James ) .
The circumstances build in such a manner which implicates Robbie into a false charge solely on Briony's testimony.
The film then shifts 4 years ahead , England is at war during WWII , Robbie given a choice between prison sentence and joining the army , chooses for the latter. Keira Knightley ( Cecilia ) meets Robbie and the lost love is found!
The twists n turns in the second half , are out of this ordinary, with the narration leaving the cinegoer dumbfounded.
Hats off to the performances , James is into the character with ease , since I saw him in Last King of Scotland. Keira is passe ' , could have done a bit better .
The supporting cast is great ,particularly Cecillia's younger sister Briony. The background score is awesome , particularly at every instance of Briony's intro , the piano keys surely rings alarm bells!!
The finale makes me hail the writer of the book as well the screenplay adapted by the director Joe Wright!! ..... am teary eyed at the end of it all!!
Rating : 4.0/5.0
1 comment:
hey tanny boy, though am not one for the romantic movies, but seems ill have to go see this one after reading ur review..
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