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(1 - 50) of 51 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   12   > Next 4/5 "...without a sense of justice, Atonement just doesn't pay its penance. It turns a potentially magnificent movie into something that's merely good."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron "Atonement is a fully formed pleasure of a film that only really stumbles in its editing and its closing moments."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij A- "Atonement is a sophisticated, gorgeous screen tragedy...a luxurious cinematic cake, furthering Wright's position as one of the more exciting young filmmakers out there today."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "The transition from imagined drama to reality grows tedious."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin "The lingering deaths of soldiers and the lost causes they embody serve as tragic backdrops to the less compelling plot points embodied by Briony and her characters."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/5 "Even without all of this bungled structure and flawed internal logic, Atonement still fizzles."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 3.5/4 "A majestic and intimate romance that should rightly cement the careers of director Joe Wright and leading man James McAvoy, and give Saoirse Ronan some much-deserved exposure."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 3.5/4 "...it's certainly worth noting that the movie packs a far more potent emotional punch than its literary forebearer."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "Assuredly directed PBS type of arthouse film."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Profundity is never achieved because the would-be encompassing love story at its center isn't given enough time to build and breathe."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/4 "McEwan's uncanny expression of the intangible has posed a challenge to those who've brought his novels and short stories to the screen, and Wright resorts to obvious cinematic shorthand to communicate Atonement's metaphysical ideas."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "Podrá resultar más o menos bella, triste, fría, conmovedora, romántica, incluso intrascendente, pero sin duda estamos ante una película exquisitamente elaborada por un brillante equipo de artistas."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "An achingly poignant melodrama."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "Positively demands a second viewing."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2.5/4 "Like Wright's previous award contender, "Atonement" is just a good enough drama with many flaws, but excels with strong performances from McAvoy and newcomer Ronan..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 4/4 "Un filme brillante, donde cada escena debe estar donde está y cada giro narrativo se encuentra en el mejor lugar posible."   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena A- "A film of rare refinement and artistry...an impeccable adaptation."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A literary drama about the incredible damage caused by lying and the power of the imagination to amend reality."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B+ "It's a gift to the senses, with the lush feel of a grand, old-fashioned period piece. Thankfully, however, it replaces that genre's characteristic stuffiness with pulsating vitality."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3.5/4 "The film is gorgeous to look at, well paced (especially during the first half), and by turns touching and sad. The ending packs an emotional punch, which is what one would expect from any movie developed from a McEwan novel."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "Magnifies its inescapable destiny with dazzling bravura."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "Atonement's main strength is its flow, and its cinematic techniques are able to both bolster the flow and occasionally distract from it."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 6/10 "A handsome and good, but not great adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling, 2002 novel of the same name."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "Sightly better than average, unless you count Keira Knightley's lack of screen time as a positive (note: it is)."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4.5/5 "As a technical achievement, it's one of the better films I have seen this year. The story is old-school overblown and yet it is played so sincerely you hardly notice its old-fashioned fire."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 1.0/4.0 "... the only thing worse than leaving the theater unfulfilled is feeling manipulated and foolish for your own emotional investment."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson "I have little doubt that this all worked a lot better in the book."   Pretentious Musings   Kevin Koehler A "No sophomore slump for British punk wunderkind director Joe Wright...If anything, Atonement is even better, the tragedy of the story intensifying the romance, the novel's unique structure providing an uncommon literary twist"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "I'm sure it works on the page, but on screen, it gets clunky, especially in the epilogue, which hardly packs the intended emotional punch as a result."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik A "Atonement is an exquisitely crafted film bursting with the possibilities that cinema has to offer."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 6/10 "There is a lot that is contrived and does not work. The little things wrong with the film add up to too much."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "Knightley is exquisite shouldering... old Hollywood glamour... McAvoy positively simmers with the kind of emotion... that old Hollywood trained us to love in romantic heroes..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "Fans of the original source material will definitely know what to expect here. The rest of us, who can't seem to connect to any of these characters (let alone care about them), can only marvel at the technical aspects of the film."   Bronsonfive   Michael Ferraro 2.5/5 "Defined by grand cinematic gestures that go nowhere."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "I don't ever recall seeing a movie that did to me what Atonement did. It started off strong, then completely stopped working for me around the halfway point. Then, at the last possible second, the film somehow managed to turn itself back around."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan A- "Wright's direction and the highly literary adaption of Ian McEwan's award-winning novel by Christopher Hampton give this story an epic sweep."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow C+ "A lushly shot, proficiently performed, and largely stultifying period piece that invites only mild, detached admiration."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "Acaba se sobressaindo não exatamente pela história de amor que narra (embora esta funcione), mas sim pelo curioso experimento narrativo que se propõe a fazer."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 "It is one of the rare British period literary adaptations that feels like a fresh and vital story instead of a museum piece"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "A skilful directorial touch and a refreshingly smart script. And the acting is good enough to carry us through the slightly dull patches."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3/5 "It's the only epic I can think of that blossoms out of the notorious slang word for female genitalia. Reduced that way, it sounds kind of silly, and it is kind of silly."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves C "A cinematic fellatio for anyone easily impressed by set and costume design."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick C+ "Nothing ruins a pretty good movie more than calling it great, and with Atonement, even 'pretty good' feels like a stretch."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "Great-looking film with a weak story."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 9/10 "Some of the most creative and beautiful cinematography of the year combined with the best performances to date by Knightly and McAvoy and earthshaking work by relative newcomer Romola Garai make this one of the best films out there"   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson 3.5/4 "Smaller than you'd expect, though many may remember it for the exquisite period detail, production design or fluid camera work."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "Wright has made a film that honors the imaginative responsibility of an adapter."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "It's still a great epic drama but it seems to have lost its heart somewhere along the way."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 6/10 "Fairly well-directed, well-written and well-acted, and it never quite gets around to answering the fundamental question...why does this thing exist?"   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 50) of 51 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   12   > Next