Beautiful, Tragic, and just . . . wow.

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2015)

After watching the film, it's hard for me to figure out how exactly to review the film in an honest way. I do want to say though, after seeing the film, it made me want to read the book and that's saying a lot, because I do love reading books before movies (unless I didn't know a movie was based on a book to begin with, such as this one) and although the film was satisfying by itself, it made me want to read what the story was based on.
To watch an innocent, naive girl go through a series of emotions--infatuation, confusion, jealousy, guilt, etc is an emotional roller-coaster that I enjoy. The film is beautiful through the way it shows different perspectives--from Briony's to Robbie and Cecilia's.
The plot itself is tragic and heartbreaking and confusing in a lot of different ways and for someone who adores thinking and complex situation, this film brings that part out of me. It makes you question the idea of forgiveness and guilt and that's the type of stuff that I enjoy watching/reading. Anyone who enjoys something that causes you to think rather than just watching a film and just enjoying it--then this film is for you!