Google
 

Friday, December 7, 2007

Atonement

An early contender for the 2008 Oscars, Joe Wright's take on Ian McEwan's novel of sex, guilt and repentance in WWII-era England is a highly engaging work. Reuniting with many of the key cast and crew behind his previous film, the equally fine take on Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice, Wright proves that was no one-off. Delivering an ambiguous, unsettling but masterful work with both assurance and panache, he even draws career-best performances from his leads, James McAvoy and Keira Knightley.

No comments: