Love Between a Man and a Woman!

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2008)

Focus Features has finally gotten it straight in this excellent movie; showing love between a man and a woman. A fine story it is, one of the few films of 2007 aimed at the adult (over 12) audience. Fresh and original, what more could we ask for? Keira Knightly is always a sight to behold. At 5'7" with super slender model looks, I don't think she has a single fat cell in her body. Any man who's actually held a girl like this will never again settle for the Playboy centerfold stereotype. Her acting is also excellent.
During 2007, intelligent moviegoers had little to choose from. "Eastern Promises" was great, as was "Juno." But then there was "No Country For Old Men" -- a slasher flick for pseudo-intellectual empty-heads and the stupidest movie of 2007. "No Country" was pretty well rejected at the box office, but the mental midgets are still trying to peddle it via the Oscars. Don't fall for it! See "Atonement" and choose quality.
We took the trouble to see "Atonement" in a real theater, not a multiplex; the Senator in Baltimore. Big auditorium, big screen. Neat!