Children of Men
3.99/5
Based on 1366 votes and 110 reviews.
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January 12, 2007
Alfonso Cuaron has created a subtly detailed, dystopic and nightmarish vision of a not-so-distant future, either in time or familiarity. It is oppressively bleak, but certainly not hopeless. At times shockingly violent, the film also contains occasional moments of sly humour. Not only providing food for thought, it is also action-packed, unpredictable and suspenseful. Clive Owen is masterful in a demanding role requiring the expression of a full range of both muted and intense emotions. The woman who is to deliver humanity’s saviour is refreshingly flawed, complex, unpretentious, and delightfully crass. Symbolism permeates the entire film. Of
January 12, 2007
The idea behind the movie is superb. It had great potential but the plot was a bust and nothing actually happened. The special effects, especially the birth and war scenes were some of perhaps the best ever. With a few exceptional scenes, the movie was a great disappointment.
January 11, 2007
This movie is so swiss cheese! The holes are deep indeed. The concept was interesting, they could have done so much with it, but they decided to focus on the caos. The Nazi mentality of the Brits regarding the refugees was distressing! Unless you are a Micheal Caine fan (he was great as always),trust me and save your money!!!
January 11, 2007
It`s always difficult to take a book to the screen. You have to choose carefully what to keep and what to leave out. Keep too much, and you get too much story/characters and not enough action. Keep too little, and you tend to get one long chase scene for no apparent reason. Children of Men does an OK job with the balance. You know what`s going on, you care about the characters and the story. The cinematography rewards those who notice these things, with plenty of extended scenes without edits, and a grittiness reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan (blood splatters on the camera lens, etc). Maybe it`s the blah ending, maybe it`s too many rainy
January 11, 2007
i would just like to say, that no movie before this, inspired met o actualy go and write about this, i usually, tend ot think that people should make up their own mind about movies, but THIS is the next greatest movie of all time. This is going to win at LEAST 5 oscars... This will become an undeniable part of our culture, and be remembered as a masterpiece years from now.
January 10, 2007
Children of Men? Long story short, the trailer looked better than the movie itself. Save yourself the money, time and anguish!
January 10, 2007
Superb but requires undivided attention and a little mental detective work ie: background graffitti etc. Michael Caine and cast superb had me spell bound.
January 10, 2007
Very bad movie. Don`t see it. Many lose ends unaddressed...
January 10, 2007
Gripping movie. Script had the ability to surprise, to be unpredictable. Wonderful to be so captivated for throughout. Incredible.
January 9, 2007
I have troubles believing that people who hated this movie because it didn`t give any backstory were watching the movie at all. The amount of exposition done via background radio, TV, billboards, newspapers and even comments made by characters developed a very complete story of what has happened in the last 20 years. This movie is remarkable, powerful and worth both your time and the full price of admission. It doesn`t assume you`re stupid, so you might need to pay attention and not text your friends on your cell phone while watching.