I saw a foreign film called Atonement this past weekend.  It happens to be nominated for an Oscar, and the main reasons that I saw it was because No Country For Old Men was sold out, and because Cheese “heard” good things about it. 

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I know that some of you may be saying, ”But that’s not a foreign film…”.  TRUST ME!!! Listening to various British accents when yourears can only easily recognize North American English for two hours absolutely qualifies as being foreign. 

It actually was an enjoyable movie after I woke up from a quick 30 second nap, this after a slow and dry first 20 minutes, hardly Oscar worthy, but the rest was of the film was good.  I guess it’s a slow Oscar year…Read:  DEFINITELY A FOREIGN FILM!!! 

On the plus side, I finally now know what Keira Knightly looks like….VA VA VA VOOM!  Sidenote, she’s FIVE years younger than me…based on looks I would think that she’s a good 15 to 20 years older than me, but then again, maybe I have a slanted view as to what my age is or what I look like or something.

Skip the rest of this post if you don’t want to get spoiled… the main and only point of the movie seem to be that if you end up causing a loved oneto go to prison for four years, the only way you’ll ever be atoned for your sins is for you to see part of a mans skull fall off exposing his brain briefly. 

Yeah…exactly…(rolls eyes)…