Atonement (2)
Aug 20th, 2007 by abi
Actually, I think that other review I wrote was being too precise. I was picking at minutae as I so often do and while I meant the criticisms and stand by them I think in the review they swamped the overall very positive impression the film made on me.
When I read the review back to myself later I thought it came across far more negative than I intended. It’s funny how I can have one view of it in my head and a different one comes out onto the page.
It is one of the best films I have seen for ages. It involves some of the best cinematography I have ever seen. It made me cry. It made me think. And most importantly of all it was ‘true’ in that it made sense, had integrity, and was in keeping with the book.
It’s good. Go and see it.
(And I do want that green dress).
