Movie review – “Atonement” (2007) ****

Keira Knightly used very well – an object of desire, not an overly difficult part of play but she does it well and she’s definitely a star. So, too, is James McAvoy – and that terrific girl who plays the intense Briony. Romola Gorai plays Briony later on, and she’s totally fine – but she’s blown away by her younger sister. A clever and moving story; you get angry and sad and surprised (Christopher Hampton wrote the script). The tracking shot during the Dunkirk sequence was a little show off-y.