Atonement tells the story of Brioney Tallis's false thoughts about events that she witnesses. She thinks she sees something that she comprehends but she actually doesn't comprehend it. When she sees something horrible, she tells the police and it wrecks the lives oh her sister Cecilia and Cecilia's lover, Robbie.This movie is one of the most haunting and beautiful pieces of cinema I have seen in a while. Joe Wright and Christopher Hampton adapt what is one of the most sought after books ever made into a masterpiece filled with powerful performances. Joe wright does not only show us events and emotions but tells the actors to show deep and powerful emotion so they can connect with the audience.
There have only been a few fantastic child performances in cinematic history, such as, Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense and Tatum O' Niel in Paper moon. Saorise Ronan, age 12, gives us such a powerful performance that I didn't know was possible to perform or comprehend by a child, But Soarise does it. She blew me away as the youngest Brioney. She hit every emotion to perfection. She added facial expressions with hard-hitting lines, some that even make the movie for me. Personally I thought it was one of the best performances of 2007. She is the one to keep an eye on in the future.
Romola Garai and Vaness Redgrave play the other versions of Brioney. They each gave fantastic performances! I knew that Redgrave was going to be amazing but I was very surprised and pleased with Romola Garai's performance. You can tell she was very passionate about the movie. She also gives this one look when she is carrying someone on a stretcher. That look is one of the highlights of the performance. The fright that shows in her face is amazing.
The 2 leads, Keira Knightly and James McAvoy gave wonderful performances. Keira as a distressed woman who can't see her love but she would do anything to see him for even 1 minute. And James playing frightened and agitated young man who gets sent away for something he didn't do. There chemistry was great and they both dominated. Great job.
The cinematography and musical score in this film are top notch. Go listen to some of the music right now. Because it is some of the most hauntingly beautiful music I have heard in recent years.
Armed with a great cast, director and crew. This film gives us a look into the destroyed lives of 2 lovers.
10/10
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