Pretty good movie

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2008)

First off let me say that this is an extremely well done movie, and I won't be surprised if it does indeed take the Best Picture honors tomorrow. The acting and directing are outstanding. I saw a lot of reviews that said Keira Knightley didn't do as good as job as others, but I thought she did a passable job. The cinematography was amazing, as well as the music.
Now on to why I only gave it a 7. I just didn't care; it took 45 minutes for it to start getting at least somewhat interesting, but I'm not really much of a romance fan either. Also i thought the character of Briony to be a nosy little brat, and I couldn't stand her at all, not even at the end.
If you generally like romances, it will be tough to find one done better than this, but if you don't (like me, you can at least appreciate this movie for artistic reasons.