Review of Atonement (1971) by Anonymous User — 06 Aug 2012

I don't know if it was me, but... I didn't understand any of this film.

James and Keira are beautiful people, that's all I can say.

This review of Atonement (1971) was written by Anonymous User on 06 Aug 2012.

Atonement has generally received very positive reviews.

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