More amusing than compelling, like a campy episode of Lost in Space where anything goes and nothing makes sense. Oh dear! Oh dear!
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12/27/06
Children of Men (2006)
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Reviews Counted:199
Fresh:183
Rotten:16
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: Children of Men works on every level: as a violent chase thriller, a fantastical cautionary tale, and a sophisticated human drama about societies struggling to live. This taut and thought-provoking tale may not have the showy special effects normally found in movies of this genre, but you won't care one bit after the story kicks in, about a dystopic future where women can no longer conceive and hope lies within one woman who holds the key to humanity's survival. It will have you riveted.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $35,286,428
Synopsis: CHILDREN OF MEN is not a popcorn movie. With its almost relentlessly bleak perspective on the future, Alfonso Cuarón's film doesn't make for pleasant viewing. But it's an exhilarating experience... [More]
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chjwetel Ejiofor
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Reviews for Children of Men
121 - 140 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
This is a heart-thumping thriller with two of the most exciting chase scenes since The Matrix Reloaded. But it is also a thoughtful, provocative, and complex film, each shot packed with details, each scene packed with ideas.
12/27/06
Confusion reigns supreme in this preachy and pretentious picture.
12/27/06
Children of Men is one of those very rare movies that actually improves the book upon which it is based.
12/27/06
Children of Men is worth seeing, if for no other reason than the gorgeous vision of the end of the world Cuarón has crafted and, as mentioned earlier, some of the most unreal single-take action sequences ever committed to screen.
12/27/06
An audacious, exhilarating futuristic thriller.
12/27/06
Top CriticCuaron has once again proven that he is a filmmaker to be reckoned with in both technical prowess and keen, quiet observance
12/27/06
Full-throttle futuristic thriller - a whopper of a heart-kicker!
12/26/06
Children of Men, the superbly directed political thriller by Alfonso Cuarón, may be something of a bummer, but its the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters.
12/26/06
Top CriticEven in a picture where the smallest gears all work perfectly and harmoniously, Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography is a unifying and galvanizing force.
12/26/06
The screenplay, which differs significantly from the novel, is uneven, but the distorted mirror it holds up to the present is disturbingly clear.
12/26/06
This dystopian masterpiece of misery kept me wound up for hours after the credits rolled.
12/26/06
As exciting and disturbing as it is in many ways, Children of Men -- based on a novel by P.D. James -- doesn't add up to a credible alternate view of the near-future.
12/26/06
Although imperfect, it's engaging, thought-provoking stuff.
12/26/06
Men presents a provocative proposition, because it is not all that far-fetched in our age of environmental degradation and the potential it has to wreak havoc. The film is also that rare thing, one that entertains even as it leaves you thinking.
12/26/06
Cuarón relies on his ample visual style, and he has indeed created a film you cannot tear your eyes away from.
12/26/06
It's a masterwork on every level -- storytelling, production design, camera work, acting and photography.
12/26/06
The story is strong enough, but it's the atmosphere, thick with matter-of-fact doom and guerrilla warfare, that gives the film its quickened pulse.
12/26/06
The film is a triumph of direction, a collection of long takes so carefully planned out that it seems as if Cuaron had very little work to do in the editing room.
12/26/06
It's a sophisticated notion handled fairly deftly in what might be the first film of the 21st century to ponder the end of humanity as it is most likely to occur: slowly with lots of time to think about it.
12/26/06
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