Atonement

I feel compelled to post about Atonement but I don't have any sense of what I want to say about it. It was a gorgeous movie. Everything about it was beautiful. And the first half of it was amazingly interesting, intriguing, engaging. I felt like the second half was kind of weak, only because I never felt it really come back around in the end. Based on the end, though, I guess that was kind of the point. Regardless of the fact that I didn't feel entirely satisfied walking out of the theater (although pretty close), I've been thinking about this one ever since. I think it made more of an impression on me than No Country For Old Men from the night before. I am a sucker for romance though.

Anyway, aside from the story issues (or non-issues?) and the lasting impression, there are some things worth mentioning. Keira Knightley in that green dress being first among them. But that's old news, all over the internet. In general, though, I thought she looked gorgeous. Something about period pieces suits her...and it doesn't seem to matter what period it is...as long as it's not right now. I also really liked her as a brunette. James McAvoy was...all I can come up with is charismatic. I couldn't take my eyes off of him if I wanted to. And I disagree with the one review I read that said they had no chemistry. I'll admit they weren't Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom (theirs still defies logic for me), but I definitely thought there was some hotness there. I didn't like Romola Garai as Briony as much as Saoirse Ronan, but I guess that's why Ronan got the Golden Globe nomination.

Hmm, I could go on about all sorts of little details about this movie. Guess I had plenty to say about it. One last thing. I think I like the word cunt. I realize that's really weird, but I think I'm going to start using it more often, for it's proper meaning rather than in a derogatory way. Well, needless to say that probably won't be too often.

Also, I think I might read the book.