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Children of Men (2006) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
189 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.05/4 |
# of Ratings: |
684 |
Genres: |
Drama, Action |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/25/2006 |
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Director: |
Alfonso Cuarón |
Actors: |
Clive Owen
Julianne Moore
Claire-Hope Ashitey
Michael Caine
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Pam Ferris |
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Plot Outline:
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In 2027 hope for the human race is running thin. There are no children, pregnancies and people have turned on one another. One pregnant woman needs to bear her child to give save the world from itself.
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FSUNoles27TS 11/27/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
Infertility is a interesting and fresh way to go with an end of civilization movie. Until I saw this I never really considered the thought of the human race becoming infertile. The take the idea and make it into a really good movie. With good acting and great special effects. Definitely a seat-gripping movie. I could watch this a couple more times and thoroughly enjoy it. |
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mitchellyoung 08/01/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
The best element of Children of Men is the attention to detail that has gone a long way in creating an intense vision of an apocalyptic future. The cinematography and set design are brilliant and really immerse the viewer into the science fiction universe that the high-concept premise creates. The story itself drags at times, which keeps the film from being a 4-star masterpiece, but the actors are committed to their roles and all the cinematic elements pull together to create a generally engrossing and exciting sci-fi thriller. |
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Snoogans 12/06/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
As far as bleak future movies go, this one is great. There are many intriguing aspects to the story and it stays believable, while mixing in the sci-fi elements. |
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04/29/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Children Of Men" by Yojimbo |
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Children Of Men presents a vision of the near future in which the human race has been sterile for 18 years and chaos rules the streets. Terrorist factions war with a fascist state which hunts down immigrants and herds them like cattle into pens and detention slums for deportation. And it's all 100% convincing. The direction and cinematography of this film is breathtaking; you really feel that you are there, suffering with the characters in a world that's degenerated into Hell. Clive Owen's performance is superb as the camera rarely leaves him, his character being the sole focus of the story as he finally finds something to believe in again. On first viewing, I must admit that I found the ending unsatisfactory which marred my enjoyment of the film, but on a rewatch I concentrated on the jo... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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08/18/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Children of Men review |
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The setting is 2027 in London where no child has been born for 18 years and Britain a military state for detained immigrants. Theo Faron (Clive Owen) has been involved with an activist group known as “Fishes” led by his wife Julian Taylor (Julian Moore). She asks for a favor to bring a female refugee named Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey). Luke (Chiwetel Ejiofor) has plans for the baby and alters the plan of Julian which involves taking her life. Miriam (Pam Ferris) is a religious midwife who accompanies Kee and is befriended by Theo. Theo’s hippie blithe friend Jasper Palmer (Michael Caine) helps in saving Kee and guiding them to the Tomorrow boat that would lead to the Human Project. Theo and Kee encounter a myriad of dangerous obstacles which involve Luke, Syd and the “uprising.” Miri... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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10/25/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Brilliant, Very Moving Affirmation of Life |
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I have struggled and struggled with how to begin this review - let alone write it. I seriously cannot remember the last time a film affected me as much as Children of Men. Director Alfonso Cuaron, after rising to such fame with Y Tu Mama Tambien that he was given Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to helm, here has created a film that is heartbreaking, soul-stirring, and - most importantly - life-affirming. THIS kind of film is what moviemaking was born to be - real art. I just hope I can do it justice in a short review.
The film is based on a novel by P.D. James, the story set in 2027 - in a world ravaged by disease, terrorism, and nuclear fallout (yep, very grim stuff). Humanity has become infertile, the last baby - Baby Diego - born in 2009 ... and in fact the film opens with ... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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