Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

mjsreg I don't think I would call this a horror - more of a suspense mystery kind of film perhaps.The acting was OK and so was the story. It does lack something to make the story or characters pop - or stand out as memorable.If you are expecting gore and being shocked out of your seat you won't get it wiht this film.

hoytyhoyty This film is very low budget, and slightly stilted in a couple of places.It still works, and works quite well.It has a similar plot line to a major Hollywood release starring a terrible actress. I can't give its name without revealing plot details.But that piece of crap is a multi-million dollar budget toss-fest, and 'The Atoning' is better than it.Story builds.Nice foreshadowing.Spookiness.A couple of tasteful jump-scares.Special FX effort and money spent where it matters, not scattered willy nilly to try and polish a Spielberg or Whacko-Cows-on-Skis turd.Soundtrack carefully subdued and only 'kicks' where it's needed.ACTUAL PLOT! (They hired a writer.)Extra twist, a good one, at no extra cost! But now, we come to the problem with tiny budget films, especially intelligent ones that go over dribbling, driveling morons' heads as 'The Atoning' did.It is this - They have no promotional clout whatsoever.The other day I went searching, and found what I was looking for. Sites, services and individuals that offer to give lots of positive reviews, on IMDb and other review sites, for money. I knew they existed but I had to convince myself. They do. They're real. And I don't doubt for a moment they can deliver what they offer.Thus it is possible for Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Meth, or Dreamcatcher, or anything starring Meryl Streep or Nicole Kidman, to have an IMDb score higher than 1.I think if the world of reviews was an honest world, few films would get above 5.'The Atoning' deserves the 7 I'm giving it.Eat me.- -- ---

shawnblackman A couple and their son are having several issues trying to keep the family together as they seem distant and full of tension. While attempting this their house appears to be haunted with all of them seeing ghosts. What they soon find out is that they are the ghosts and they can't leave the house. They need to figure out how to move on before the creepy shadow creatures get them.This had an interesting premise that was kind of like a serious Beetlejuice but it never reaches its full potential. It was neat how the ghosts still need to eat and sleep so they have to rely on whatever the living people own or get as groceries. The film however is an incredible slow, boring burner. I don't think anyone will watch this twice. It is a very depressing flick as well. The ghost family was lucky the other family never moved out which would've left them with nothing!

ms-donnabray Seriously. The story was so slow, it was painful. The acting was decent here and there but dreadful otherwise. There were elements to the storyline that were intriguing but execution failed miserably. The creatures were spooky until you were presented with them face on. Some things are better left to the imagination. I don't know how this scored a 6.1 on IMDb. Don't waste your time.