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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.48 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...a lot better in its specific realizations of what chaos and murder must look, sound and feel like than in offering anything of lasting sustenance. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
‘Children of Men’ is a clever and credible vision of London in the near future – a violent, paranoid, claustrophobic time when Britain is the only surviving nation, and a fertility crisis means that no babies have been born for 18 years. The ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Time Out
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
The end is nigh in “Children of Men,” the superbly directed political thriller by Alfonso Cuarón about a nervously plausible future. It’s 2027, and the human race is approaching the terminus of its long goodbye. Cities across the globe are in ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Der har altid været en fascination af "End of the World"-scenarier i Hollywood. Som oftest er det spektakulære katastrofer, der er lige ved at gøre det af med vores klode, men den mexicanske instruktør Alfonso Cuarón leverer et jordnært, politisk ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
But a machine it remains, slave to a similar problem that afflicted the single-take melodrama Nine Lives (to which I offer a Louis-Macarel-to-John-Boorman-on-the-Croisette mea culpa: "It was a very bad film, but not as bad as I said"), namely that the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Slant Magazine
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
It’s become a truism of science fiction, or at least of the more literary varieties, that stories about the future are really critiques of the present. And one of the paradoxes of filmed SF is that the most resonant efforts are often the ones that ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men explores a not too distant future where women are infertile, illegal immigration reform is taken to the extreme and Britain is a totalirian society. Children of Men is similar to the 2003 Tim Robbins’ thriller, Code ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze.de (Sebastian Geiger)MovieMaze.de (Sebastian Geiger)
Was für ein Tag. Da stirbt der jüngste Mensch der Welt, man ist noch gar nicht richtig wach und kaum hat man sich seinen Kaffee mit einer Extra Portion Whiskey geholt, explodiert auch schon der Coffee Shop, aus dem man gerade gekommen ist. Man merkt ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MovieMaze.de (Sebastian Geiger)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Raam Tarat)Future Movies (Raam Tarat)
A dystopian world like no other, Children of Men shows a state of flux in 2027 where women no longer have the ability to reproduce, and haven’t done for 18 years. As a result of this pandemic the world has pretty much gone to the dogs, anarchy and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Future Movies (Raam Tarat)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film e Dvd Film e Dvd
E’ stato presentato come un film di fantascienza. In realtà "I figli degli uomini", solo all’apparenza sfiora il genere fantascientifico. Nella sostanza invece affronta tematiche e sentimenti che la società attuale vive con grande ansia. Il ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Film e Dvd
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
A darker, dirtier vision of Britain than the fascism-friendly caricature "V for Vendetta," "Children of Men" heaps on the world on the verge of self-destruction, complete with refugee/concentration camps, activists/terrorists and just a slim glimmer ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
The year is 2027 and Planet Earth has seen better days. The news everyone is talking about is that the youngest person alive, eighteen-year-old Baby Diego, has been murdered in a brawl, and yet more hope is lost for the future of the human race. Theodore ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
he world has collapsed; only Britain soldiers on," says the announcement on the screen in a piece about nationalism in England in the year 2027. The country is under martial law. Muslim terrorists are planting bombs in public places, and all foreigners ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Unlike many dystopian sci-fi films, Children of Men looks not only possible, but probable, at least in its vision of a future that has its roots in the present. A flu pandemic has wreaked untold havoc, something bad but unnamed has happened in Europe and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I had heard a ton of gushing praise for this futuristic look at our world coming apart, and was looking very forward to immersing myself fully into the movie, but sadly, I wasn’t as engaged in its plotline as I’d hoped, as the film eventually leads ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
It’s a wow, though. The director and a battery of credited screenwriters have twisted P. D. James’s 1992 novel into a relentlessly dire chase picture with double crosses and an explosive final battle between the military and the fugees. The plot ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
That being said, I thought the film was incredibly directed. I knew going in Alfonso Cuarón but it slipped my mind while watching and I almost leaned over to my friend to ask if this guy had directed anything before. It was only when the credits rolled ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
That's until the reappearance of Julian (Julianne Moore), Theo's former lover and now a rebel leader who'd head any "America's Most Wanted" list. Julian needs Theo to obtain transit papers that will allow a young woman named Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) to ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for PopMattersPopMatters
The TV version of this tragedy is a fiercely apt introduction to the dilemma facing survivors in Alfonso Cuarón’s film. Rendered in an oblique, catchy-graphics sort of way, the story speaks to viewers as survivors. It’s 2027, and an unexplained but ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at PopMatters
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
There’s so much despair and anger and grief layered just into the background of Alfonso Cuarón’s film that I can’t shake its gray grimness -- I’ve been haunted by this film for weeks now, wanting to see it again and almost afraid to, which is ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Instead of being plagued by overpopulation, the Earth suffers from rampant infertility in the year 2027. Instead of celebrating the eldest person, the media is obsessed with the youngest, who happens to be 18 years old and still nicknamed "Baby Diego." ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
The vital man of action is played by Clive Owen as Theo, and given Owen’s solid looks and gifts as an actor, he is someone who can carry the film in the midst of chaos, cruelty and fighting that puts everyone in imminent danger. He becomes the hero who ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Children of Men is depressing as hell, but it's also a helluva good movie. 28 Days Later meets V for Vendetta with, thankfully, more in common with the former. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Film Listings Children of Men Year Released: 2006 Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofore, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan (R, 109 ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.comefilmcritic.com
Clive Owen plays Theo, a disillusioned London based office worker whose depression after a failed marriage and death of their only son fits in with an equally disenchanted city where news has just broken that the youngest person in the world (18 years ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at efilmcritic.com
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
As directed by the gifted Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá Tambien, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), the movie scarcely pauses to take in its own depressed trappings; the clutter and violence are never rubbed in our faces — they’re just part of ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Children of Men is a bouillabaisse of up-to-the-minute terrors. It's a wow, though. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
"Children of Men" takes place in 2027, in the grayest London imaginable, in a world where humans have lost the ability to reproduce. (The youngest person alive is 18.) The streets are plastered with literature entreating native Britons to smoke out and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
A superior sci-fi thriller and the best doomsday drama since 28 Days Later. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Maxim (Pete Hammond)Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Alfonso Cuaron, a master craftsman, creates a unique and totally original vision of this not-too-distant future. It's harrowing. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Variety (Derek Elley)Variety (Derek Elley)
Picture more than delivers on the action front -- not in bang-for-your-buck spectacle but in the kind of gritty, doculike sequences that haul viewers out of their seats and alongside the main protags. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Variety (Derek Elley)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Ray Bennett)The Hollywood Reporter (Ray Bennett)
Owen carries the film more in the tradition of a Jimmy Stewart or Henry Fonda than a Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford. He has to wear flip-flops for part of the time without losing his dignity, and he never reaches for a weapon or guns anyone down. Cuaron ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Ray Bennett)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
Cuaron has once again proven that he is a filmmaker to be reckoned with in both technical prowess and keen, quiet observance ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
A freak-show gauntlet in a society gone berserk where screenwriter-director Alfonso Cuaron and his cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki take matters into the remarkable. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Film Asylum (Alex Ballard)The Film Asylum (Alex Ballard)
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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Doug Bentin)eFilmCritic.com (Doug Bentin)
...read the complete Children of Men movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Doug Bentin)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
A bleak portrait of a dystopian future set against a backdrop of infertility, totalitarian politics and death, it plays like a nativity story for our age, a spirited humanistic message, as well as a welcome ray of hope for the future of cinema itself. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
Set in 2027, Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian button-pusher Children of Men, adapted from a novel by P.D. James, posits a world in which women have mysteriously gone barren, so that the youngest human beings on the planet are now in their late teens. It is ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at DVDBeaver
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The screenplay, which differs significantly from the novel, is uneven, but the distorted mirror it holds up to the present is disturbingly clear. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Fasten your seat belt; you're in for a bumpy, provocative ride. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mutant Reviewers From HellMutant Reviewers From Hell
No, it's not that I actually want the world to end and fantasize about living in the awesome Mad Maxiness that would follow. Post-apocalyptic stories are interesting because they take something very normal to us — our current world — and then give it ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Based on a novel by British mystery writer P.D. James, Children of Men is a filmmaking feat. In the midst of mayhem, director Alfonso Cuaron delivers subtle and jarring images, while exploring complex emotional rhythms. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Richard Roeper)Chicago Sun-Times (Richard Roeper)
Outside of Black Christmas -- and aren't we all planning on staying outside of Black Christmas ? -- this is probably the feel-not-so-great movie of the holiday season. But if you're in the proper, semi-dark mood, it's a gritty gem. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Richard Roeper)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)
Unless you’re a sci-fi or Clive Owen fan, Children of Men may not be the movie for you. The dark, cold, unattractive story takes place in 2027 and has a convoluted plot, few interesting characters and only kicks into gear midway through with an ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ReelTalk (Diana Saenger)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
One of the most realistic and bleakest future worlds that cinema has ever seen ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun
That's not necessarily a bad thing, given that the director is Alfonso Cuaron, one of current cinema's most striking visual stylists - for proof, just check out the soaring majesty of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Children of Men is no less ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Baltimore Sun
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulCity Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
A car speeds down a forest road, only to be surrounded in an instant by armed crazies who materialize from the nearby woods. In the visual grammar of big-budget action films, the sequence that ensues should be a scattergun barrage of images: Wheels! ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for <dnb@dca.net> <dnb@dca.net>
Mexican filmmakers made a bit of a splash in 2006, first with Alejandro González Iñárritu's globe-trotting--and muchos acclaimed--"Babel" (the Golden Globe Best Picture award winner already) and then Guillermo del Toro's visionary "Pan's ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at <dnb@dca.net>
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Children of Men is simultaneously fascinating, thrilling, heartbreaking, scary, and... frustrating. Based on a book by P.D. James, the story takes place not far into the future, in the year 2027, in a society falling apart because of years of worldwide ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Moviepie.com
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
I'm about to reach a point where if Hollywood directors/writers don't stop trying to preach politics to me, I'm going to just quit watching movies all together. I'm sick and tired of all the subtle (and not so subtle) messages telling me that socialism ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Movies for Guys
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
In Cuarón's highly-skilled hands, Children of Men continuously threatens to develop into something more fascinating than it is. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
The screenplay - credited to no less than five writers (including Mr. Cuarón) and based on a novel by P.D. James – follows the pretty standard action path. Theo must get from point A to point B before X time. There’s the pothead friend (Michael ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Cuarón relies on his ample visual style, and he has indeed created a film you cannot tear your eyes away from. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
It's not often that a movie has you sobbing within the first few minutes, but that's the eerie effect that the premise of "Children of Men" will have on you. 20 years into the future, 2027 to be exact, people haven't been able to procreate in 18 ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Comingsoon.net
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
An exhilarating sci-fi action thriller with a powerful social and political message. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Although imperfect, it's engaging, thought-provoking stuff. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
When Theo is overpowered on the street one day, hauled into a van, hooded and whisked to a hideout, a woman's voice of leadership limits the abuse some of the men are ready to inflict on the defenseless man. It's really just a business meetingn called ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
Little wonder Theo – that’s God in Greek, kids, we looked it up – is drinking to forget. The curious pity of Children Of Men is that you won’t have to. It’s a very finely made film, with Owen hinting at a humanity beneath the character’s ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at TotalFilm
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Set in a dystopian future - is there any other kind these days? - this lugubrious thriller posits the idea of mankind's extinction after an infertility pandemic. As the world descends into chaos, Britain turns into a police state, imprisoning immigrants ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The AgeThe Age
In this astounding sequence, director Alfonso Cuaron takes us into the ugly, brutal heart of an urban street battle. The gunfight is between the armed might of the British army and a ragtag group of separatist rebels, and nothing is spared. The handheld ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Age
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Anoek van Weenen)Xi-online (Anoek van Weenen)
Wat klinkt als een gek fantasiespinsel is opeens niet meer zo raar wanneer het geplaatst wordt in de context van Children of Men. De film speelt zich af in het jaar 2027. Groot-Brittannië is het enige land waar het, dankzij een imperialistisch militair ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Xi-online (Anoek van Weenen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Observer (Philip French)The Observer (Philip French)
In his great essay 'The Crack-Up', written at a personal low ebb in 1936, Scott Fitzgerald said: 'The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Observer (Philip French)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
Dystopian visions aren’t generally known for their appreciation of great art. Concerned with apocalyptic decay and murderous mayhem, the genre doesn’t usually have time for the finer aspects of painting or sculpture. Yet in Alfonso Cuarón’s ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at TotalFilm
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
Alfonso Cuarón, who first came to prominence with the woefully overpraised Y Tu Mama Tambien, shows himself to be a director of considerable talent here in his adaptation of P.D. James. Cuaron’s vision of a dystopian near-future England is chillingly ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at In Film Australia
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Children of Men is a very loose adaptation of the 1992 P.D. James novel of the same name, which sees a future (the year 2027 in the film) marked by infertility in all women on Earth simultaneously, After over eighteen years of trying in vain to produce ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The screenplay, which differs significantly from the novel, is uneven, but the distorted mirror it holds up to the present is disturbingly clear. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The New Zealand HeraldThe New Zealand Herald
Yes, it might be set in a particularly British dystopia of 2027, its original author P.D. James using the early bits of the Gospel According to Mark for inspiration for her rare foray into sci-fi and a story with thematic parallels to Margaret Atwood's ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The New Zealand Herald
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis-St. Paul Star TribuneMinneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
The time is soon, the place familiar, the vision devastating. London, 2027, is a crowded, decaying metropolis under martial law. "The world has collapsed; only Britain soldiers on," TV announcers declare. Video walls report endless overseas wars and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Danuta Kean)musicOMH (Danuta Kean)
But there is one fatal difference: across the world women have become infertile and within 100 years the human race will be extinct. Without children, society has lost hope, direction and its soul. Britain has become a fortress, importing immigrant ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at musicOMH (Danuta Kean)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Children of Men has some magnificent moments of moviemaking and is thoroughly infused with just the atmosphere Cuaron has aimed for. But it's so streamlined in its storytelling and unvarying in its tone that it's more deadening than transporting. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
They've discovered that there's a young woman who is reportedly, surprisingly, improbably -- but visibly and undeniably -- pregnant. And they want to escort this expectant mother (played by Claire-Hope Ashitey) of a potential symbol/savior/solution out ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Ah, but Great Britain “soldiers on” to deal with the crisis. Turning into a fascist police state, the government response is to round up immigrants and place them in cages. A typical day in London is interrupted by an explosion, as insurgent rebels ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
In Britain -- apparently the last country left standing, albeit under neo-fascist rule -- pencil-pusher Theo Faron (Clive Owen) continues to punch the clock at his nine-to-five ministry job, his resigned, weary air indicative of a man who's just going ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
They call it dystopia. A future where everything has turned to crap and there's little or no hope for the world. That is London, 2027, and no one has been pregnant for years and thus the world of men is dying. Civilization is breaking down, and the only ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.99 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
Imagining what would become of the world under such circumstances is certainly an intriguing premise and one that Children Of Men does a disturbing job of recreating. What is lacking though is much of the substance that underlies such a scenario. There ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Tiscali UK
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for FilmJudgeFilmJudge
Clive Owen gives his best performance since Closer, and perhaps the most engaging of his career. He brings courage, cynicism, hope and humour to Theo in all the right doses, and this is crucial because he's in every scene of the film. Moore and Caine ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at FilmJudge
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
Children of Men leaves too many questions unanswered, yet it has a stunning visceral impact. You can forgive a lot in the face of filmmaking this dazzling. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)
Though flawed, Children of Men is an interesting film built on a genuinely intriguing premise. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at cinemaobsession.com (Jeff Otto)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
I did get caught up in Theo's struggle, and Owen and Caine's great performances kept me hanging in to see the outcome of the film. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
click here for full review in Greek ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
What will the end of the world look like? As shabby and nasty as the way it looks here is my guess. This explosively violent future-nightmare thriller, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and adapted from the novel by PD James, has simply the most extraordinary ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Mike D'AngeloMike D'Angelo
Set in 2027, Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian button-pusher Children of Men, adapted from a novel by P.D. James, posits a world in which women have mysteriously gone barren, so that the youngest human beings on the planet are now in their late teens. It is a ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Mike D'Angelo
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Set in 2027, the world is in crisis after, inexplicably, no children have been born for 19 years. With hope for the future of mankind all-but extinguished, the planet has descended into anarchy with only Britain managing to maintain law and order by ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Leonard Maltin's Picks Leonard Maltin's Picks
This futuristic thriller, set in the year 2027, paints the kind of bleak picture we’ve come to expect from such stories—but that’s about the only predictable ingredient here. Life in England has become violent and chaotic, while women have gone ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Leonard Maltin's Picks
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Tim VoonTim Voon
Anarchy now reigns in this futuristic world and only a few places like London still holds any semblance of law and order. This haven becomes the destination of many a refugee from the rest of the world. But even here, Terrorism is rife. The religious ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Tim Voon
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Foote on Film (John H. Foote)Foote on Film (John H. Foote)
In the genres of cinema, time is arguably hardest on science fiction which attempts to explore the future, because often time catches up to the year within the film. Think of the first film version of Orwell's 1984 (1955), which by 1984 looked terribly ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Foote on Film (John H. Foote)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)
There’s a scene in Alfonso Cuarón’s breakthrough film, Y Tu Mamá También (2001), in which a truckload of gun-toting federales stop on the side of the road and start brandishing their weapons at a group of farmers. It’s easy to miss if you blink, ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
It is the year 2027 and the world is in mourning over the death of earth’s youngest person, an 18-year old! Mankind has lost the ability to produce offspring and it has been nearly two decades since the last birth. In despair, the dwindling number of ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
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: Its vision hasn't been well thought out, and, again and again, it struck me as a sloppy ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for www.european-films.net (Boyd van Hoeij)www.european-films.net (Boyd van Hoeij)
Before he knows it, Theo (note the not-too-subtle name) is kidnapped by a terrorist faction called The Fishes, who fight for equal rights for immigrants, and is forced by a member of them (Julianne Moore) to obtain papers for a refugee who needs to be ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at www.european-films.net (Boyd van Hoeij)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
As great as the film looks, the story, adapted from a novel by P.D. James, never quite comes into focus. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Kyle Smith)New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Director Alfonso Cuarón has a vision so mesmerizingly terrible that it alone - at least, for those who enjoy a gorgeous nightmare - is reason enough to see the film. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.51 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Suddenly the story moves up gear with terrorists pursuing Kee to further their own aims. Unfortunately the script is hazy on the details, vaguely relating their agenda to the shocking treatment of illegal immigrants who flock to Britain despite its ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at BBC Films
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (Paul Castro)sneersnipe (Paul Castro)
The first thing that struck me at the beginning of Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men, then continued to belt me for the rest of its minute runtime, was how much like a roleplaying or RPG-style computer game it felt. How immediate, direct, almost in the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at sneersnipe (Paul Castro)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
There are no more children left in the world! A world where Pixar gives up movies for CG-animated Select Comfort Sleep-Number Bed commercials. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Theo is to help Julian and the Fishes by getting transit papers for and otherwise help hustle the inexplicably pregnant 18-year-old immigrant Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) to the Human Project, a group of scientists studying the pervasive infertility. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Filmspiegel (Reinhard Prosch)Filmspiegel (Reinhard Prosch)
Ob Alfonso Cuarón ein Zeichen setzen wollte gegen diese Entwicklung oder nicht sei dahingestellt; jedenfalls platziert er besagte Busse prominent und effektiv in der Eröffnungssequenz seines Films, um der verödeten Erscheinung seines ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Filmspiegel (Reinhard Prosch)
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by cory on February 23, 2009 Ogden, Utah
Children of Men is about a world thrown into turmoil when men all over the world become infertile and the human race risks extinction. My favorite aspect of this movie was the fantastic scenery. They did a great job simulating real war zones, ...
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