.Oh Goody..............I get to be the FIRST ONE to tell you the PLAIN TRUTH about this... TWO HOURS AND THREE MINUTES of a plot that did not hold my attention. When Vanessa Redgrave appeared I.....I KNEW IT WOULD ALL BE OVER SOON.... The film falls FLAT. We are supposed to stay awake long enough to buy into this story of a narcissistic child whose over active imagination sets off a chain of events that shatter the lives of those in her powerful path then follow her imaginationas she tries to redeem herself .

This film is beyond brilliant, beyond amazing. It is simply PERFECT. The acting is sensational, directing beautiful, musical score touching. This film will leave you with the same emotion that one gets from reading Ian McEwan's book, Atonement. This film WILL win Best Picture at the Oscars. I LOVE ATONEMENT.

I can honestly say that I came away from Atonement feeling an emotion I have never felt before. It was the feeling of pleasantly accepting an apology while still feeling the bitterness of the offense. This movie is brillantly written and beautifully shot. Some of the scenes actually made me ache with the strength of the love between the two main characters Cecilia and Robbie. The story is intelligently told. The flashbacks and flashforwards do not lose you and leave you saying, "when is this happening?" This movie is not for the Rambo fans, it is for the lovers, romantics and poets. Go see this movie. You will be enriched!

Minutes before movie, at dinner: Waiter: "Hey, I just thought I'd let you know that those 3 girls over there just came out of Atonement and said it was TERRIBLE." Brad: "We'll take our chances. It looks like it's gonna be great." 45 minutes into Atonement: Me (whispering): "Hey, Brad.. Are you liking this so far?" Brad: "Surrre.." 10 more minutes later: Me: "Are you sure? I'm bored." Brad: "Oh, thank God. I thought you'd be mad at me!!! This sucks!!!" Me: "Wanna go?" Brad: "I'll follow you." We let out the biggest sighs ever walking out of that movie. I couldn't handle any more. I find my MBA classes much more engulfing than this film. I truly believe this is an example of the influence hollywood can have on society. Some critic says it's great and *BAM*!!! Money wasted. HOW DARE they compare this to TITANIC!!!!!!!! Must I add I created this account just to say how bad this film was???

This movie was by far the worst movie I have ever seen in my life! It got 7 golden globe nominations so I thought it would be good, but for the serious movie it was supposed to be it was comical. There were many times in the movie where they leave you hanging because they skip 20 years at a time. People were leaving this movie during it and most the others were asleep. I would not wish the pain this movie caused to anybody else.