Tedious, monotonous, pointless, meaningless, absurd...have I covered it?

Rating: 1/10 (3 May 2008)

The main thing I need to enjoy a movie is to like one or more of the characters. I disliked every single person portrayed in this useless and empty film. None of them had anything redeeming about their personalities or purpose in life. A good story helps too, which Atonement sadly lacked. My wife and I suffered through, hoping somehow a good ending would make up for a depressing bummer of a movie. We were sorely let down.
There--that's my 10 lines for IMDb. This movie doesn't deserve any more description than this. Wish I'd read the other comments, many of which are scholarly in their depiction of inaccuracies about the historical era. Oh yeah, did I remember to say NEVER TRUST THE ACADEMY?