Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness according to Oscar

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2008)

It's a cinematic masterpiece which SHOULD cop a ton of Oscars. An unbelievably superb screen adaptation of the novel by Ian McEwan; a film that starts off slowly and builds and builds, grabs the viewer and doesn't let go.
What is superb about this film? THE WORKS.The re-enactment of the B.E.F. near-catastrophe on the beaches of Dunkirk is worth the price of admission. The story of a fanciful lying female adolescent plus an unintended note begins to weave a complex tale which is so clever it leaves the viewer astounded. The circumstances leading to an innocent wronged. The approaching and early stages of World War Two. The atonement of sin. The shocking ending. How everything comes together masterfully to produce a film of unforgettable poignancy, lust, hate, pity, sin....it's miraculous.
Rating this film a ten is an understatement!