…Atonement might look from its glamorous shell like the usual British fantasy about WWII romance, but has something tougher, more meta and more timeless inside…

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 7, 2024

Atonement transcends the expectations of its country-house setting, via the privations of war, to deliver a knockout twist that works better on the screen than it did on the page.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 30, 2024

Your heart breaks for Cecilia, Robbie, and what should have been, as well as an adult Briony...

| Oct 23, 2023

Director Joe Wright... drinks in the period while reaching beyond the surface and into the unsettled emotional lives of the characters—passion, betrayal, guilt.

| Jun 11, 2023

We got a run of, again, very very pretty images that, for me, added up to a lot of pretty images that never got around to affecting me on an emotional level

| Jul 2, 2021

This level of storytelling and artistry is a rare treat, demonstrating director Joe Wright's knack for working with adapted material.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Nov 24, 2020

Joe Wright (director) and Christopher Hampton (writer) have not only built an exciting epic from the book, but also provide the visual discovery of an ending that was already outstanding in the novel, but... reaches new heights. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 14, 2020

McAvoy, long an underrated actor and also a Golden Globe nominee, fares even better here as the wrongly accused Robbie.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 2, 2020

Where Wright does succeed is in making absolutely lucid McEwan's fascinating central theme of atonement.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 29, 2019

Every bit as emotionally affecting as it is visually sweeping.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 6, 2019

It is an elegant and sophisticated film, one that never condescends or shirks from the complexity of the novel and its grand themes - war, love, sex, memory, betrayal, redemption - but it's also strangely unfeeling.

| Aug 23, 2018

Keep any advance knowledge of this superb drama to an absolute minimum, as it deserves every chance to work its devastating wonders upon an unsuspecting audience.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 8, 2018

Impeccable design, perfect casting, sound that takes the clack of a typewriter and embeds it into all sorts of furious onscreen rhythms... I was swooning even before the love story kicked in.

| Aug 22, 2017

| Original Score: A- | Feb 14, 2012

Atonement's goal is so ephemeral that film may not be able to do it complete justice. All that said, it's still a fantastic piece of craftsmanship, benefiting from loving direction and excellent performances.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 28, 2010

Figurines in a teacup set, shipped over in boxes labeled 'For your consideration'

| Aug 27, 2009

Frustratingly uneven, struggling to maintain momentum as it lurches through extended lulls and indulges in cliched genre affectations.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 27, 2009

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| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 15, 2009

Director Joe Wright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton tap into the underlying passion and pathos from which all the absurdity, irony, and poetry follow.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 23, 2009

Ranks among the best films of the year.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Feb 27, 2009