A decent movie with amazing music

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2015)

To get this out of the way: The music is amazing. Brilliant. It suits each scene's mood perfectly and the repetitive sounds (like the typewriter's buttons) have been very intelligently connected with the music. atsome points the music is incredibly annoying, which is just perfect.Congratulations to the composers.
When it comes to the story, I found some problems. The way the movie's main plot is set in motion is a bit too silly and convenient. It's also like the movie itself is trying to separate the first act from the second and third ones with, most notably, a different directing approach. I also got the feeling that the director watched "Requiem for a dream" one too many times before shooting the first act.
The overall plot is a bit predictable, but there's no reason why it shouldn't be. I enjoyed pretty much everything about this film, and I think that it's a really good one for its genre.
So, overall, the reasons it's an eight are: 1) The first act, which I found too convenient, 2) I find the film, the whole genre in fact, a bit pointless. It does not offer new perspectives, it's not really thought provoking, and it doesn't present a world we would like to go to or explore. "Atonement" is just one of those (quote-unquote) "sad" movies, however it's probably the best one. That's because of its strong ending, the solid plot (apart from the setup), the likable characters, the music, as already said, and, one of it's strongest aspects: the themes it explores. Not just love, family, war, and the like, but also some stronger and much less presented, like, well, you guessed it, atonement.
In conclusion, my vote for "Atonement" is between 7 and 8. I eventually settled to 8 because of the music.