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Children of Men movie reviews

• Children of Men

  Friday, January 12, 2007 11:58:09 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  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

• Children of Men

  Friday, January 12, 2007 10:41:20 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  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.

• Children of Men

  Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:31:29 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  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!!!

• Children of Men

  Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:57:56 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  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

• Children of Men

  Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:39:28 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  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.

• Children of Men

  Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:03:36 PM | (Age Not Specified)

  Children of Men? Long story short, the trailer looked better than the movie itself. Save yourself the money, time and anguish!

• Children of Men

  Wednesday, January 10, 2007 6:16:54 PM | (Age Not Specified)

  Superb but requires undivided attention and a little mental detective work ie: background graffitti etc. Michael Caine and cast superb had me spell bound.

• Children of Men

  Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:37:35 PM | (Age Not Specified)

  Very bad movie. Don`t see it. Many lose ends unaddressed...

• Children of Men

  Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:16:13 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  Gripping movie. Script had the ability to surprise, to be unpredictable. Wonderful to be so captivated for throughout. Incredible.

• Children of Men

  Tuesday, January 9, 2007 5:10:44 PM | (Age Not Specified)

  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.