Atonement

Saw Atonement at the regular theater Saturday, 22 December 2007, at 650pm. I think I went into this movie with high expectations. Unfortunately, they were definitely not met. Before the critics' top ten lists started appearing, this was touted as the Oscar Best Picture frontrunner. The person I went to see the movie with sums it up perfectly -- the whole is less than the sum of the parts. I did like some technical aspects of the film though -- acting, direction, screenplay, editing, cinematography and most especially, the musical score which incorporated the sound of a typewriter. After watching this, I think that No Country for Old Men might actually win the Oscar for Best Picture.