I haven’t read Ian McEwan’s novel yet, but the wife has, so Atonement was always going to be on the must-see list. Very compelling. The trailers had given away a bit much, but the main twist jarred me still. I wonder how the book will read knowing the basic story. There’s no doubt I will have that typewriter score jumping through my head when I do. And Keira Knightley wasn’t a drawback.
Metacritic score of 85 may seem a bit high after the not-so-subtle push for an Oscar wears out, but it’s hard to judge only a few days later.
Dunkirk means little more to me than the British retreat from the fury of the German blitzkreig. From the re-creation here, I know it’s time to learn more. Any specific suggestions out there for well-told histories of that “strategic retreat”?