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I Am Legend

There's a lot about I Am Legend that doesn't quite work, but for whatever reason, it liked it... no, wait, not for whatever reason. Post-Apocalyptic is my favorite genre of everything and this movie paints that scenario successfully. Also, there were some scenes in this that REALLY scared me. I do this thing that Sam makes fun of me for..I plug my ears for terrifying scenes...for this one sequence in particular my fingers were jammed so far in my ears it hurt. Will Smith plays Will Smith to perfection of course, no surprises there. The dog is amazing, the infected are sufficiently freaky and the pacing is good. In fact, I wish it could have been a smack longer and given us more insight into the lead character's daily routine and rituals, which was the most interesting thing about the movie. Good fun.

Atonement

I was excited to see this because I am a huge fan of director Joe Wright's previous literary adaptation, Pride and Prejudice. I wasn't disappointed. It's a bit of a reunion; Joe Wright, Keira Knightley and composer Dario Marianelli, who provides the most original score of the year here. They've added Seamus McGarvey as Director of Photography which is an excellent choice, he was the cinematographer for The Hours, and the shots in this movie are, of course, very beautiful. James McAvoy and Keira Knightley are very good here, I'm always surprised when people claim to hate Keira Knightley...she's an excellent actress and will be nominated for an Oscar (her second) for her work in this film. In fact, this movie is going to get a lot of nominations...I just hope it wins Best Score.
The story is wonderful and tragic and chock full of emotional and interesting performances. Technically it's an incredibly well made film, there's one amazingly choreographed long shot on the beach of Dunkirk that should be studied in film school for years to come...it was the highlight of the film for me. Atonement reminded me of one of my favorite French films from a couple years ago called A Very Long Engagement, which if you haven't seen, be sure to rent.