I went to the movies yesterday, and saw Atonement. It's a great flick -- multi-layered, with a dose of mystery -- not a saccharine romance. I recommend it.
Atonement: go see it.
Here's the bad part: After paying $9 to get in (I know, not bad by New York standards) and paying another 9 bucks for a small Diet Coke and popcorn, I had to sit through commercials.
Commercials, mind you, not trailers or coming attraction, which I like seeing. We were inflicted with actual commercials.
Oh, the horror.
Maybe the financial picture is gloomy enough that movie-theater operators feel they have to do this to survive.
It makes me want to stay home and watch DVDs, or just read.
That's the best idea -- read the book.
