vicissitudinous plot line

Rating: 1/10 (5 March 2008)

"What's a pedophile daddy?" "Well son, let's go watch 'Atonement' and you can see for yourself."
Coming into "Atonement," I was expecting a sort of Jane Austin wartime romance with a slight twinge of sadness; not what is widely considered to be the dirtiest word in the English language typed in eight-foot letters across the screen followed by Chester Molester in all his creeptacular glory.
To briefly flesh out why "Atonement" is so dissatisfying, imagine if "Titanic" had some sort of malnourished lovechild with "Romeo and Juliet." He would be the tragic kid no one understands, receiving pity-laughs aplenty due to his darkly-awkward socially faux-pas behaviour while constantly make everyone uncomfortable and confused; his name would be "Atonement." All this being said, upon leaving the theatre I caught myself wondering if it would be morally wrong to ask the manager for a refund, or if he could possibly compensate me for the portion of my life I lost amidst awkwardly laughing and searching through the quagmire that had played out before me for a plot. I decided against this, seeing as no one coerced me into paying for the film, coupled with the fact that I didn't want to waste anymore time that evening.
So, if you want to see eight foot profanities flashed repeatedly across the screen dashed with a hefty dose of molestation and misunderstanding while leaving feeling confused and vacuous, or if you really don't value your money and time then "Atonement" is the movie for you!