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Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: B
Direction: B
Visuals: B+
To Atone Is Good, To Accept Is Divine
by erico_77375 (movies profile) (Jun 21, 2008)
110 of 146 people found this review helpful
Coming out of the theater after seeing Atonement, I felt tricked by the movie. But then again, I think that the story is entirely about deception, especially the kind tha... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Heartbreaking
by moominsuk (movies profile) (Apr 25, 2008)
82 of 109 people found this review helpful
No need to explain the plot as it is already displayed on this page but what i must say is that rarely has such a film taken me on such an emotional journey and with such... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Heartbreakingly Beautiful.
by t0xic_r0mance (movies profile) (Jul 5, 2008)
58 of 76 people found this review helpful
After watching Atonement I was emotionally drained and I think that is exactly what the film wanted you to feel. Watching the romance and tragedy unfold was so beautiful... Full Review

Overall Grade: C
Story: C
Acting: A
Direction: B
Visuals: A
Dissapointing
by peenyluke (movies profile) (Jul 4, 2008)
47 of 54 people found this review helpful
As often I am, I was misled by the previews for this film. One of the lines I heard was that the chemistry between Kiera Knightley and James McAvoy was white hot and tha... Full Review

Overall Grade: C+
Story: C
Acting: B
Direction: C
Visuals: B-
Sorely lacking
by dmsda (movies profile) (Jul 4, 2008)
32 of 37 people found this review helpful
I don't get it...it's just not that romantic an epic. There barely was enough development of the character's relationships, there was too much time jumping going on, half... Full Review

Overall Grade: C
Story: D
Acting: C+
Direction: D+
Visuals: A-
Great Visuals, Miserable Story
by ulbud (movies profile) (Jul 4, 2008)
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
There are many aspects of "Atonement" that I found disappointing. Going in, I thought the film was going to be a glossy, but predictable story. I figured it was boy and... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: A
Direction: B
Visuals: B
Starts off well enough...
by machine978653421 (movies profile) (Jul 4, 2008)
13 of 13 people found this review helpful
Atonement starts promisingly, dramatically, and with some humor, as the imagination and moral immaturity of young Briony Tallis lead at first to some standard British dra... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: D
Acting: B-
Direction: D
Visuals: C+
Ugh
by csbva88 (movies profile) (Jul 12, 2008)
26 of 41 people found this review helpful
I've never written a review before, but just came out of a free screening, and felt obligated to make an entry to warn anyone who might have been tempted by all the hype.... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: C-
Acting: C
Direction: D+
Visuals: C
Most over-rated movie of the decade
by ggrunsfeld (movies profile) (Jul 4, 2008)
12 of 16 people found this review helpful
I like sweeping romatic movies- but this was just flat and pathetic. The movie begins reasonably, though the character of the younger sister is ridiculous- she presents a... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Ka-Blam-Bo
by buckiejo1969 (movies profile) (Jan 27, 2008)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
Lots of decapitations and cranial explosions with a few arrows to the face for good measure. It's RAMBO folks not Gentle Ben. He kills he maims he disembowels all evil do... Full Review
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