Atonement (DVD)

Brilliant film, exactly like the book and with excellent acting from james mcavoy and keira knightly.

read this book last year and just had to see the film.unlike many film versions the story kept true to the book and i thoroughly enjoyed both.would recommend.

it was a lovley film that kept me intrigud. it was the trailors on telivision that made me buy it. and i wasnt disappointed.

The film doesn't feel the need to go in depth in to all the nooks and crannies to tell the story, leaving some things to the interpretation of the viewer. It doesn't give away the plot with constant niggly clues.

The main characters gel brilliantly and the way the plot skips slightly forwards then backwards is a great way to portray the story.

One thing I will say is that in this instance it is better to watch the film before the book (or in place of reading the book!)

I bought this dvd because alot of the scenes where shot at redcar wich isnt very far away , but i did not enjoy the movie

An excellent movie that gets better as it goes along, with a twist at the end. Well worth the three hours long DVD

Excellant film more so for me because I live only a couple of miles from Redcar where the scene on the beach was filmed and saw it transformed.Also I won ticket to go to the local premiere of the film at Redcar which was amazing.The director was there and spoke to the audience.I wanted to my husband to see it but he is not keen on going to the cinema these days.He has the impression that all films are rubbish now but he misses out on so much.I thought it was a marvellous love story and all actors were superb and deserved more than they got in the film awards.The emotions that James McAvoy portrayed through his eyes alone were tear gerkingly real.Would watch it again & again as you can see and hear something else each time.I do not tend to look for errors in a picture as some do and just take it for what it is and enjoy it.

Good story, which unfolds as the film progresses. Tad depressing at times.
The acting is good and the filmwork is excellent, and the storyline is a good one, a bit of a whodunit. A film you would like to watch again.

Absolutely amazing film, with a great twist at the end!
Brilliant acting, I normally hate Keira Knightly as she is so annoying, but in this film she is great! - deserves all the oscars!

Loved the atmosphere created by the filming techniques, great ending. Decided to buy it after the publicity about it.

I am reading the book and decided I would like to see the film, which I had heard a lot about. A friend told me that she thought the book was better than the film. I would disagree with this. I thought the film was beautifully made, and it clarified several things that were a bit 'obscure' (to my mind) in the book. The film was very atmospheric and very true to the book (although I haven't finished reading it yet). Excellent cast; excellent acting. Some scenes I found to be rather dark and some were very surreal, but this only added to the atmospheric quality of the film. Would I watch it again? Probably not. Would I recommend it? Most definitely.

The DVD was in perfect condition and dispatched quickly. I am very happy with the purchase. I could have bought the DVD from the supermarket but it was cheaper from the seller, even including postage and packaging. The DVD was in original seal when arrived and I have enjoyed watching it.

Not seen but heard it's boring as hell, I think my mum likes it though.

Ho hum.

Anachronisms: In the section of the movie set in 1935, there is a scene where Robbie is daydreaming and the image of a four engined bomber crosses the screen. The image is of a Short's Stirling (the tail configuration is markedly different to the Lancaster), an aircraft which did not enter service until 1939.


Factual errors: On arriving on the beach at Dunkirk, Robbie is told of the sinking of the Lancastria and the loss of 3000 men. This event actually occurred 17 days later on June 17 1940.


Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When newsreel footage from the War mentions Queen Elizabeth, some have incorrectly assumed this is referring to Queen Elizabeth II, who was not crowned until 1952. However, the film actually shows Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, wife of King George VI, who was indeed 'Queen Elizabeth' at the time.


Continuity: In the love making scene in the library, Robbie pulls down the strap of Cecilia’s dress and she pulls her arm out. In the next shot it is clearly up and over her shoulder again.


Factual errors: The BEF was a professional army and was not staffed with conscripted prisoners.


Anachronisms: The second No 19 bus in the shot is a post war vehicle.


Continuity: In the fountain-scene, Cecilia pulls her blouse over her head before she steps in the fountain. But when she rises from the water and dresses again, the buttons of the blouse are open.


Continuity: During the library scene, Cecelia slips her shoe off while making love but when Briony interrupts, we see that both of her shoes are still on.


Anachronisms: In the scene where Robbie is writing the letter to Cecilia, he listens to the opera La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini. The recording chosen in the scene, however, is the 1956 sir Thomas Beecham recording, where Jussi Björling and Victoria de los Angeles are singing together, i.e. some 20 years ahead of time!


Continuity: During the dinner party scene, Cecilia's fingernails go from being painted to unpainted, with no break in the action allowing her time to have removed the nail polish.


Anachronisms: The bus that Ceclia gets on was not introduced until 1956.


Anachronisms: The bass bugle the nurse is polishing was not introduced until the 1960s.


Factual errors: The last day of Dunkirk evacuation was the 4th of June, not the 1st. The Navy officer tells Robbie that there were 3,000 men waiting on the beach, but the 1st of June, there were about 118,000 soldiers waiting.

This had such a great review I thought it was worth a watch. I don't know what I thought it was about, but it wasn't what I imagined. In the beginning I found it hard to follow as it keeps going back and forth in time, but once you get into the swing of it everything makes sense.
I felt that it was written in a similar way as Titanic, the love story theme amongst a whole bigger event that was going on.
The story was enthralling, I didn't guess the end, I feel I need to watch it a second time, now I know the story line, because there was bits I didn't understand which looking back now make sense.
If you like movies with a sense of a true story, don't know if it is or not, and a film that you have to 'watch' then give it a go, you won't be disappointed. A lovely film (except for the bit when the shoot the horse, being a vegetarian I feel this was totally unexceptable!) and makes a good Sunday afternoon viewing.

I didn't get to see this film at the cinema and as it was up for an oscar nomination decided to buy it on ebay.I thought it was excellent and it held my attention to the end.Lots of twists in the story so wasn't predictable.

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was disappointed in this film.... was excited about seeing it as it was up for awards...... but really did not enjoy..... have now sold it on . You just know a film is worth keeping in your collection and know it is not;;; this was not for my collection,,,,,,,,

I thought the storyline was a bit poor and not even the twist at the end redeemed it. After all the hype and oscar nominations I kept waiting for it to get going but it never did.

Had seen the trailer and decided when the film first came out in the cinema that I would purchase it to see on dvd my husband and I cant get out to the cinema at present as he is waiting for a hip replacement op.

This is a brilliant film, I read the book first and it has been translated to the the film perfectly. All the actors and actresses are perfectly cast. Its a really emotional film, I defy anyone not to cry at the ending, which may not end in the way you expected or wanted it to. A must see.

A wonderfully neo-classic interweaving intriguing plot lines within a bizarre
family and friends scenario. Performances by Keira Knightley and James McAvoy and supporting part by Vanessa Redgrave are sterling. It could only be British with it's cunningly amusing and ironic yet harrowing tale of love and fated romance. Aside from emotive surealism in parts which can be a tad confusing you won't regret watching this time and time again. If you want a gritty
realistic tearjerker then Atonement is a must see.
4/5

i have not yet watched this film but thought i'd buy one dvd to keep and watch im sure i'll be happy and enjoy watching it too.

Over dramatic. Seen too many of this type of film. I had a bet that it would not get the oscar. I feel that these films are made by people who have no idea of how people acted and talked in those days. I see many mistakes in other films too. It makes a film irritating.

Having read everything Ian McEwan has ever written, I was eagerly awaiting 'Atonement' on DVD to compare it with his stunning novel set around the Second World War and I wasn't disappointed.

Although it's a truism that a film adaptation never quite compares with the imagined world the reader creates for themselves in the experience of reading a book, this version comes pretty close. James MacAvoy, Keira Knightly and the young girl who played Briony were all outstanding in a portrayal which managed to successfully evoke the stifling heat of the summer of 1935; the complex social relationships and, ultimately, the utter heartbreak and desolation of war.

I hope that anyone watching this DVD is inspired to read more of Ian McEwan's work as a result.