BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Atonement

**Posted by Davina** May 27, 2012 12:44 pm

Benedict appears in the film Atonement. This is being aired on ITV3 on Wednesday 30th May at 10.30pm and again on Friday 1st June at 11.05pm. (UK)

**Posted by Sammy** May 27, 2012 1:48 pm

Oh god, this movie...
I mean, it's a very good movie.
But Benedict plays the weirdest guy in it... so creepy.

**Posted by Davina** May 27, 2012 2:09 pm

It is also a fantastic book. If you haven't read it I can recommend it wholeheartedly.

**Posted by Sammy** May 29, 2012 12:14 am

Oh, no I haven't but thanks for the recommendation!

We had this film on DVD for like forever and I never watched it (even though I watched every single DVD we own) because from the cover it just looked so very cheesy and boring!
Finally I only watched it because of Benedict and damn, how wrong I was about the movie! Yeah, I know, don't judge by the cover and stuff..
But really I wouldn't recommend watching it only because of Benedict because.. *shudders* creepy!

Btw.: James McAvoy! ♥

**Posted by tobeornot221b** May 30, 2012 8:57 pm

Just a quick reminder that Atonement is on ITV3 tonight at 10.30 p.m. BST.

**Posted by Sherlockita** August 15, 2012 4:03 pm

I watched this movie today. Amazing. Liked it a lot. Benedict played his part well as that 'creepy' guy. But what I don't understand is that why Steven Moffat said in an interview that he and Mark decided that 'Sherlock' should be played by Benedict Cumberbatch ONLY after they saw his performance in Atonement?
Honestly speaking, I didn't find any similarities between the two characters. Paul Marshall looks mature n shady while our Sherlock is boyish, funny and eccentric... After I watched Atonement, I looked at Benedict's Sherlock photos again.. and I was just not able to believe that these two characters are played by the same actor.. Such is his brilliance ..

**Posted by tobeornot221b** August 15, 2012 4:15 pm

I think, Benedict follows the description of Sherlock Holmes in the canon stories. It's less a question of his character than of his appearance.

**Posted by veecee** August 15, 2012 6:45 pm

Sorry to disagree, but I saw this movie and thought it would never end. For some reason it didn't click with me. I don't remember Benedict in it at all. I do remember that the actress who played Vanessa Redgrave's character as a girl was quite good. I have heard that the book is good, too. But I'm sure there are movies I like that you don't.

**Posted by Davina** August 15, 2012 9:20 pm

The book is excellent but very excruciating/traumatic.

**Posted by Sherli Bakerst** August 26, 2012 11:35 pm

Just watched Atonement last night. I liked it, am glad I saw it, but can't say I loved it. I didn't recognize BC at first--usually I can by his voice but here, it sounded different. Only after I was sure it was him could I see some relation to Sherlock. His character was, as someone earlier said, creepy, to say the least. The movie itself was...well, I liked the first half a lot better than the second half. The whole section on the beach in France just didn't do anything for me. But after that, it picked up. I will say that I was surprised at the ending, since I haven't read the book. But the bottom line is I'm glad I saw the movie.

**Posted by SusiGo** August 27, 2012 6:58 am

I read the book some years ago and remembered that I liked it quite well, but I wasn't really fascinated by it. The same goes for the film. The actors are good, the sets and costumes look very good, but somehow the story left me cold. For me the parts somehow don't fit together, they seem to stand apart from each other. But I'm glad that I have seen it because I knew that it was this film that made Moftiss choose Benedict as their one and only Sherlock candidate. I'm very impressed that from this performance they were able to deduce that he would make such a brilliant Sherlock. They must have an unerring eye for actors.

**Posted by tobeornot221b** September 17, 2012 7:41 pm

Atonement currently on German TV ARTE. Just so you know...

**Posted by SusiGo** September 17, 2012 8:01 pm

ARTE, now that's no surprise . Would also be the right channel to present films like Hawking or To The Ends of the Earth to a German audience.

**Posted by tobeornot221b** September 17, 2012 8:02 pm

...and Parade's End, of course!

**Posted by SusiGo** September 17, 2012 8:04 pm

Of course, how could I forget this?

**Posted by sherlockskitty** September 18, 2012 4:59 pm

I'm renting the movie atonement Netflix finally has it. I had heard that this movie was the one that Moffat and Sue had seen, and they decided Ben was Perfect for Sherlock. The rest is history. So-- I'm anxious to see this movie. I just hope it's not too creepy for me. BUT if I can stand dr who and harry Potter, I'm sure I can manage this one. Byeeee!!

**Posted by Davina** September 18, 2012 5:37 pm

It isn't really creepy as such but it is disturbing.

**Posted by MaggieM** September 28, 2012 4:30 am

Skin-crawling. I threw up a little in my mouth. Did not recognize actor from that character to Sherlock (Oh! Wasn't he ...?). Since saw Wreckers, TTSS, parade's end and some stage stuff. He's disgustingly gifted.

Last edited by MaggieM (November 24, 2012 7:40 pm)

**Posted by SusiGo** September 28, 2012 6:28 am

Maggie, check out the short film "Inseparable", that's a good one as well.

**Posted by Sam** September 28, 2012 7:15 pm

It's so cringe-worthy!. I still have no idea how Moftiss thought "Sherlock" when seeing Ben's performance in this. Good acting, but I see no sign of a good Sherlock! Blech.