Absolutely Worth Your Money!

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2008)

After searching around for a movie to watch yesterday, I finally came across "Atonement". I did the usual on IMDb before watching it: reading the trivia, taking a glance at the cast list, reading a spoiler-less review or two...
Being the Nicholas Sparks fan that I am, I have to say that I was expecting the "usual" with someone dying of a terminal illness or something along those lines. I was even expecting the unusual ending like the one from the French film "A Very Long Engagement".
The ending of this film was totally unexpected.
Who knew that something so simple could develop into a monstrous misunderstanding that changes the entire outcome of things... This is a very different film, and it does things in a way that makes you question why, but by the end it leaves you thinking why not. While parts of it may be confusing, everything becomes clear by the end. The ending is simply marvelous. I've never seen anything quite like it. You would like to think that it's complete, but after what has happened it can never be. There is humor. There is mystery. There is romance. There are twists and turns, and there is heartbreak.
It is not everyday that you come across something as powerful as "Atonement", and when you do it's something that carries you out of your seat and blows you away, leaving you awestruck at the sheer beauty of it all as the credits roll...