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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)
"I can't really remember when I last had any hope, and I certainly can't remember when anyone else did either. Because really, since women stopped being able to have babies, what's left to hope for?" Children of Men. Wow. I was sincerely blown away ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
That's basically all you need to know about the plot of "Children of Men". It's 2027, there hasn't been a human birth in 18 years and, in the first moments of the film, we learn the youngest person on Earth, "Baby Diego" has died tragically. Then ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Taken simply on a technical level, “Children of Men” is a breathtaking experience. Utilizing a series of long tracking shots that impart a tremendous amount of information and detail while propelling the story along, Cuaron and cinematographer ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Theo is a man that has lost all hope. This one-time activist is 20 years removed from the days when he was actually passionate about something, days when he actually had feeling and felt a sense of purpose. One day at a cafe he learns of the death of the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Like a bully at freshman orientation, Cuaron shoves the audience to the ground right from the start, pushing our faces into the dirty, bloody mess of it all. The once regal London has fallen sharply into pure chaos and disease (apparently, the rest of ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
One of the most technically brilliant and thematically layered films of the year, "Children of Men" is a stark, gray vision of a future without hope. How does a society respond when its outlook is irrefutably grim? And how quickly does joy return when ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Bookmark this page CHILDREN OF MEN CHILDREN OF MEN , US/ UK , 2006, MPAA Rating : R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity In a here-and-now where the primacy of children is given ample lip service by proponents of ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
It is a future that looks pretty much like our present, with one big exception. In 2027, as envisioned first by British writer P.D. James in her novel Children of Men and now by director Alfonso Cuaron, there are no children. The end is near for ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Reel.com
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
The year is 2027, and all hope for the ongoing existence of humankind is lost. Has been for a while. The last human was born 18 years ago, and, as Children of Men begins, the young Argentine boy has recently been killed in a public brawl. Our unlikely ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
There are also significant contributions from director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki and production designers Jim Clay and Geoffrey Kirkland, who collaborated with Cuaron, who is also one of five credited writers of the surprisingly intelligent ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Humans in 2027 are totally infertile, and the youngest person has just died. Theo (Clive Owen) finds himself in charge of protecting the only girl known to be pregnant. His allies are his ex (Julianne Moore) and a former political cartoonist turned pot ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
The story is a brilliant blend of Brian K. Vaughn’s Y: The Last Man, Pink Floyd’s Animals, and a bit of both The Wizard of Oz and A.I., and even those who don’t dig the dreary plot will suffer from jaw-in-lapitits over the film’s choreography and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Utterly convincing in the density of its street-level detail and occasionally awe-inspiring in the bravado of its complicated action sequences... ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
I don't just mean it's one of the best movies of the past six years. Children of Men, based on the 1992 novel by P.D. James, is the movie of the millennium because it's about our millennium, with its fractured, fearful politics and random bursts of ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Children of Men is a nativity story for the ages, this or any other. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
It's a heartbreaking, bullet-strewn valentine to what keeps us human. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com ("the Grinch")eFilmCritic.com ("the Grinch")
...read the complete Children of Men movie review at eFilmCritic.com ("the Grinch")
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
A genuine thrill ride with a soul. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Though it looks like a brutally depressing and fairly ordinary cautionary tale, Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men actually turns out to be one of the year's most invigorating and adept pieces of filmmaking. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
If the film is prophetic in any way, then in just three years time a mysterious, unidentified plague has turned the world’s women infertile almost overnight. Miscarriages abound and a few years development gives us no more crying babies. By 2027, ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
At times the film is so supercharged that it glosses over the story's thematic richness and turns into a very high-grade action picture. But if that's the worst thing you can say about a movie, you're doing all right. The best thing to be said about ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
It's a work of art that deserves a space cleared for its angry, nervous beauty. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)
Children of Men is Cuarón's run for freedom, with a riveting story, fantastic action scenes and acting so universally solid that even the dogs perform masterfully under his direction. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Made with palpable energy, intensity and excitement, it compellingly creates a world gone mad that is uncomfortably close to the one we live in. It is a "Blade Runner" for the 21st century, a worthy successor to that epic of dystopian ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
The film gradually devolves into action-adventure, then the equivalent of a war movie. But the filmmaking is pungent throughout, and the first half hour is so jaw-dropping in its fleshed-out extrapolation that Cuaron earns the right to coast a bit. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The film is set in a not-too-far-off dystopian future in which humanity is doomed due to a worldwide total reproductive failure. No children have been born in more than 18 years. The protagonist, Theodore Faron (played by Clive Owen of “Closer”) is a ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)
Bloated adaptation of P.D. James's thoughtful, compact novel. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
It’s a film that defies description. It’s futuristic, but in the same way Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is futuristic, in that everything seems to have gone backwards. It’s a thriller, but it has more on its mind than just giving the audience a thrill ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
This is how humanity ends. Not in fiery nuclear apocalypse, though a few bombs appear to have gone off here and there. Not by plague and pestilence, though the flu pandemic of 2008 didn't seem to help matters much. No, the end could very well come bit by ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RevolutionSF (Andrew Kozma and Laura Eldred)RevolutionSF (Andrew Kozma and Laura Eldred)
If you weren't thinking about going to see Children of Men, or haven't even heard of it (as some of my erstwhile, so-called friends claim), then you need to go. If you're reading this website, flagrant SFness isn't going to put you off your peanut butter ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at RevolutionSF (Andrew Kozma and Laura Eldred)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Among this month's "movies for adults," Children of Men from director Alfonso Cuarón is receiving much four-star praise. The movie -- developed for over a decade by producer Hilary Shor -- is set in a worn-torn 2027 and is being called a masterpiece by ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
It was an interesting marketing choice to release this bleak view of an apocalyptic future on Christmas Day. Director Alfonso Cuarón has a lot to say about the human condition and hopes for the future in this cautionary tale based on the novel by P.D. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Working with his longtime cinematographer Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, Cuaron creates the most deeply imagined and fully realized world to be seen on screen this year, not to mention bravura sequences that bring to mind names like Orson Welles and Stanley ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Children of Men may be something of a bummer, but it’s the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
"Children of Men" is some of the best futuristic science fiction, and it has a lot to say about our current world: Countries are becoming increasingly repressive, illegal immigrants are inhumanly hunted and governments use fear to maintain their power. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Richmond Times-Dispatch (Daniel Neman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
As visions of the future go, Children of Men’s is fairly dystopic. It’s twenty-odd years from now and, for some reason that neither the characters nor we ever learn, the human race has stopped reproducing. It’s been over eighteen years since the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Stephen Bozzo)The Cinema Source (Stephen Bozzo)
Try to remember your Sunday school lessons or your Hebrew school teachings about Jeremiah, the prophetically gifted man whom nobody would listen to. He was put in jail when he prophesized that King Nebuchadnezzar was going to siege the city of Jerusalem. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Cinema Source (Stephen Bozzo)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
This is one of the best movies of the whole year. And likely one of the best of next year, too. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
I believe in the world of Children of Men. That's vital to any science-fiction film: selling us on the setting, no matter how outlandish or bizarre. The V for Vendetta adaptation failed for me in part because it couldn't convince me that its dystopian ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
The first thing you may notice is the extensive use of long single takes (or, possibly, multiple takes disguised as a single take, although the disguising, if any, is flawless). The camera often follows the main character, Theo Faron (Clive Owen), as he ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Now this is a nativity story. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... A work of science fiction that bears a disturbing resemblance to the facts of today. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
The year is 2027; the city is London. A newscast tells informs that all women throughout the world are infertile and delivers sad news to those who have survived the chaos that has ensued since: The youngest person alive has died. People are ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
A rare combination of intelligent social commentary and riveting action - a chase movie for the thinking person. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
The human race's sudden infertility is unexplained, and that's okay. It's a device, a metaphor for the loss of hope in the face of destruction, a more aggressive extension of today's global issues. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for E! Online (Dezhda Mountz)E! Online (Dezhda Mountz)
Director Alfonso Cuarón takes his career to a whole other level here. He expertly preys on our doomsday fears, punctuating scenes with the harsh sounds and images of war we've already heard and seen on the nightly news. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at E! Online (Dezhda Mountz)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for OhmyNews.com (Brian Orndorf)OhmyNews.com (Brian Orndorf)
Men moves like a funeral procession; slowly, methodically creeping into the belly of the beast, it's met with equal parts fascination and gut-churning horror. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at OhmyNews.com (Brian Orndorf)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Fans of the novel may argue about Cuarón's many departures. Some heighten the story's connections to present-day crises; others cloud James' moral vision. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Christianity Today (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Cuarón's Children of Men is a formidably distinguished piece of pop filmmaking. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
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. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
The end of the world is upon us in the grim and grimy future-London of Alfonso Cuarón's "Children of Men." Illegal immigrants are locked in big cages that sit on sidewalks. The streets are war zones (it looks as if the Blitz came back). And even more ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Boston Globe
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FilmFocus.Co.UK (Rich Cline)FilmFocus.Co.UK (Rich Cline)
The plot centres on Theo (Owen), a jaded bureaucrat who's fed up with his life and jumps at the chance to help his activist ex Julian (Moore) on a risky undertaking. It's 2027 in London, and the last child on earth was born nearly 20 years earlier. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at FilmFocus.Co.UK (Rich Cline)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Children of Men takes us to the year 2027, a time when the world is in chaos. It is littered with detention centres and guarded fences, and a baby has not been born in 18 years. In an era where there seems to be little, if any hope, we meet Theo (Clive ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
It's simply must-see filmmaking all the way around -- as art, as entertainment, as social commentary. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men is the best film of 2006. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Children of Men has been brilliantly adapted from a sci-fi novel by P.D. James and offers echoes of other literate, futuristic satires. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
If you want to see a display of raw filmmaking talent -- not mere technical proficiency, stylistic virtuosity, or storytelling instinct, but a preternatural aptitude for the entire medium -- you could do worse than look at the films of Alfonso Cuaron. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
It is the year 2027 and the world’s youngest person has just died. What makes this particularly newsworthy is the fact that he was 18 years of age. See, for the past 18 years or so women across the planet have been infertile and unable to bear any ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
A consistently tense, demanding and altogether exhilarating experience, an instant new classic of the sci-fi genre. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Children of Men is about a miracle. Children of Men is, itself, a miracle. It's a movie that can single-handedly remove the scales of cynicism from your eyes, reminding you of what wonders cinema is capable. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
The focus of the film (based on a book by P.D. James) is Theodore Faron, a man that has chosen the safer option and holds a steady job doing what he's told whilst the world crumbles around him. After way too many films featuring a bland, stoic Clive ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at hoopla.nu
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
The miracle of Cuarón's films is that he presents the sanctity of our feelings for our children in ways as rugged, terrifying, and unsentimental as childhood. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
La prima impressione che ho avuto incontrando il regista Alfonso Cùaron nella conferenza stampa che ha introdotto il film è stata che si trattasse di un uomo informale, schietto e politicamente impegnato: un vero intellettuale. Una sagace e piacevole ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Off-screen
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Bill Gibron)PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Call it dystopian or future shocking, but Children of Men is nothing more than a sensational cinematic allegory as bona fide art. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
But this isn’t a complaint about the story, but moreso, the likely reaction brought on by “human” nature. That aside, this is one of the best movies of the year. The acting is above reproach and the journey we are taking on is rich, yet bleak and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Exclaim!Exclaim!
Aside from the obvious political and environmental critiques inherent in Children of Men (based on the book by P.D. James), there’s a compelling combination of urgency and bleakness to Cuarón’s vision. Those opposed to the government are not less ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Exclaim!
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
On those rare occasions when we really admire a film, what we respond to is the magic by which the creator has swept us up into its world, transported us from our time to its time, taken us by the hand and immersed us, along with its characters, in its ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Invigorating in its ideas and style, Children of Men conceives a dystopian future, but its questions are just as relevant to our modern lives. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
In 2027 the world lives in chaos as women have become infertile and London is one of the only cities not yet destroyed by the mayhem that results. The increasingly hostile environment builds tensions as refugees are herded into camps and the remaining ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Film Ireland Film Ireland
The not too distant future…humans are infertile…the end is nigh…etc… Forget the taglines. In essence, this is the story of one man, weary of a world he could not change, who finds cause for hope and purpose in his life. The environs of global ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Film Ireland
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
Children of Men depicts a world in crisis: Infertility has swept the land, world powers have crumbled and immigrants are rounded up in English prison camps that make Abu Ghraib look like a ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Dallas Morning News
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Theo (Clive Owen), a clerk at the Ministry of Energy, uses the period of mourning as an excuse to commiserate with Jasper (the delightful Michael Caine), a pot-smoking old comrade from the resistance movement. Jasper insists that the species can still be ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Mexican writer-director Alfonso Cuarón ("A Little Princess"/"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"/"Great Expectations"/Y Tu Mama Tambien") helms this dystopian sci-fi thriller set in the near future in Great Britain with a grave sense of urgency ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Narratively, the film may be an uneasy blend of genres, but technically it's brilliant, with lengthy set pieces-- staged and shot in gritty style with handheld camera by ace lenser Emmanuel Lubezki and his team--that should serve as textbook material. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Darkly poetic throughout, the film starts with an explosion and ends drifting in fog with no clear resolution in sight. How brave and oddly satisfying. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Though the first-rate cast includes Julianne Moore as Julian, the head of the dissident group known as the Fish (and who years before had a child with Theo in his activist days); Chiwetel Ejiofor as Luke, one of her henchmen; and Michael Caine as Jasper, ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com MovieEye.com
Director-writer Alfonso Cuaron spearheads the thriving sci-fi thriller Children of Men with an in-depth sophistication that's interspersed with vibrancy, conviction, imagination and notable intelligence. Cuaron ("Y Tu Mama Tabien", "Harry Potter and the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MovieEye.com
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Easy to watch and hard to shake, Children of Men is an action-adventure film/socio-political nightmare. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
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. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
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. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
One of the year's most imaginative and uniquely exciting pieces of cinema. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
It's a measure of Cuarón's directorial chops that Children of Men functions equally well as fantasy and thriller. Like Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" and the Wachowski Brothers' "V for Vendetta" (and more consistently than either), the movie attempts ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
El mundo entero hablará del naturalismo de la cinta, del viaje emocional intenso, y de la grandeza del director y su fotógrafo. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")
...read the complete Children of Men movie review at JackassCritics.com ("The Grim Ringler")
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
[ Children of Men ] benefits from Cuarón's visual virtuosity -- in his hands, it carries a jaw-dropping immediacy. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
It's a film that you need to see, not a film that you especially want to. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
It is that rare futuristic thriller: grim in its scenario, yet exhilarating in its technique. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
It depicts a world close enough to our own to be terrifying, yet different enough to rouse curiosity. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Stephen Saito)Premiere (Stephen Saito)
It's the rare sci-fi film that transcends its genre with its ideas, able to sweep one up in its not-too-distant future and yet remain remarkably prescient about the present day. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Premiere (Stephen Saito)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
One of the pleasures of modern movies is watching an artist like Alfonso Cuarón at work. His Y Tu Mamá También is easily the most erotic explosion of the new decade and he made the only Harry Potter flick (The Prisoner of Azkaban) that found darkness ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
A chase movie, a spy movie, a futuristic thriller full of colorfully bizarre characters and deftly choreographed stunt work, Children of Men works on multiple levels - as action and allegory. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Children of Men is thrilling, both for its groundbreaking style (there are action sequences here unlike any filmed before) and its complex, vividly realized ideas. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
This dystopian masterpiece of misery kept me wound up for hours after the credits rolled. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Children of Men so thoroughly captivates visually that one can forgive the film's tendency to explain itself only vaguely. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
...a fascinating 'what if' that plays out with devastating effect. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
The situation remains this: It's 2027, the human population is infertile and the world's youngest person has been killed. Theo (Clive Owen) is a cynical man, his mind numbed by life in a London that is falling apart (he walks by graffiti that says, "Last ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
In 2027 the world is a barren place—and not just figuratively. For almost two decades, women have mysteriously been unable to have children. The result is a human race with no hope of a future, a civilization on its last leg. As one British propaganda ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Plugged In
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Director Alfonso Cuaron has exactingly deployed his craft in a depressingly single-minded fashion to create a single-mindedly depressing work of art. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
[A] dark, terrifying and sometimes very funny film. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
There is something satisfying about a movie that forces you to hang onto it %u2013 one where the impact grows greater the more you think about it. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
You can see it now or wait 20 years until the movie has found a niche among equally visionary movies that have the capacity to compel, alarm and shake things up. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Cuaron manages to pack a lot of incident into this exciting tale. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
There hasn’t been a more imaginative movie this year than “Children of Men,” the story of a futuristic society in which women are no longer able to have children. Once powerful nations around the world have collapsed as citizens have lost the one ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Children of Men posits a frightening near future in which the world is collapsing because women have become inexplicably barren. Terrified by the prospect of their own extinction, the human race has turned on itself, resulting in societies around the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
An utterly depressing work of worst-case-scenario science-fiction, watching Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men is like going to a theater and being mortared for two hours; forget the relative gaiety of his past work, for this is possibly the most ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Aaron Steven)MovieWeb (Aaron Steven)
The audience sits dull as the small electric car packed with our protagonists buzzes down an empty parkway. The camera sits on a narrow swivel in the backseat of the crowded sedan. Suddenly, a flaming pickup truck comes screaming down the hillside and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MovieWeb (Aaron Steven)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
“I am not stupid,” said the man. “It is therefore my good appointment for which I am not fit. It is very strange, but I must not let anyone know it;” and he praised the cloth, which he did not see, and expressed his joy at the beautiful colors ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Cuarón does lowdown takes on high concept better than anyone; no matter what genre he touches, he brings grit and loose-limbed humor along with the hand-held camera jangles. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
Set in England in the year 2027, director Alfonso Cuaron’s adaptation of an apocalyptic P.D. James Sci-Fi novel isn’t for the faint of heart, for it’s story of human survival in a world where reproduction has been eradicated by disease offers a ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
Alfonso Cuarón's futuristic adventure derives its power from a premise as potent and primal as they come ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Children of Men envisions a world in which women can no longer give birth. The youngest person on Earth has just died at the age of 18 and the fact that man will soon be extinct is a foregone conclusion. The world is one big war zone and no one feels ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The movie is set in London in the near future. For reasons no one can figure out, women have become unable to have babies. The world has subsequently fallen into disarray. A flu pandemic and wars have ravaged the world. England has managed to survive by ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Liberally adapted from P.D. James' acclaimed novel - in James' book, men have become infertile, but in the film, it's the women who have lost the ability to become pregnant - "Children of Men" is serious storytelling, more political thriller than sci-fi ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
Alfonso Cuarón heeft er een handje van weg om een film te injecteren met een goede portie dreiging. Hij deed het al eens met Harry Potter in “Harry Potter and the prisonor of Azkaban”, en doet dat nu nog eens over met “Children of men”, ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Cutting Edge
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
It's done so well that it only eventually occurs to you that Kee and her baby are a MacGuffin, something to pull us through to the end and showcase James' and Cuarón's unsettling view of the future. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at The Arizona Republic
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
Perhaps because of its bleak outlook, its lushly dark tones, or its often blunt criticism of the current world state, Alfonso Cuaron's fourth major film will have to fight just as hard as his two Spanish films to find an audience. The bearer of one the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
As apocalypse movies go, “Children of Men” is a fine specimen with an excellent pedigree. It’s based on a novel by P.D. James, best known for crime novels but ones of high quality. It’s directed by Alfonso Cuaron, who exhibited both his skill and ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
In 2027, the world is on the brink of collapse because no children have been born for 18 years. Offered £5,000 by a politically radical ex-girlfriend, London office worker Theo (Owen) agrees to escort a refugee to safety, but soon finds his life is in ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Not that it matters. Cuaron's film takes a depressed and somber tone right from the outset. The human race has no hope, and mankind lumbers through the streets engaged in the business of daily living knowing that soon it'll all be dust. Theodore Faron ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Cinema Blend
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
First, a disclaimer: No critic who gave birth to her first child last Feb. 14 can reasonably lay claim to an exhaustive knowledge of the movie year that followed. There were at least four months there during which the only movies I managed to catch were ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
There’s nothing like a little doom and gloom to ring in the Holidays. To that extent, you can consider the latest from visionary director Alfonso Cuarón (“Y tu mamá también,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) as the ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
Death of a civilization, death of a child, infertility, martial law, freedom fighters, the future, rebels, grief, faith and chance, dignity, despair, pandemics, atrocities, environmental causes of infertility, equal rights, fear, illegal immigration. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at kids-in-mind
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (David Perilli)sneersnipe (David Perilli)
Based on the novel by PD James and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men is set in a horrific future scenario where human infertility has catastrophically flatlined. The youngest human alive is eighteen and the film opens with news reports of his ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at sneersnipe (David Perilli)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Based on the futuristic novel by PD James, Children of Men is set in 2027, in a world where humans have lost the ability to reproduce and London lives in fear of illegal immigrants. Clive Owen stars as Theo, a jaded bureaucrat who finds himself drawn ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Children of Men has something of the Casablanca scenario to it: cynical and passive Theo (Clive Owen) wants nothing to do with the war going on in the world around him until a past love (Julianne Moore) ropes him into favors and awakens his conscience. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
The story takes place in London in the year 2027. The human race has become infertile, and the resulting effect on society has led to worldwide chaos. England, if the media is to be believed, is the last nation standing thanks to its being an island, but ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
In the terrorist graffiti that adorns every concrete surface in Alfonso Cuarón’s wonderful black comedy — and there’s no shortage of concrete surfaces — one phrase stands out: “The future’s a thing of the past.” Indeed, Cuarón’s idea of ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Sono ormai più di diciotto anni che sulla Terra non nascono bambini. Man mano che la sterilità della razza umana è diventata un dato di fatto e i medici non sono riusciti a trovare una cura, il mondo è caduto preda dell'angoscia e della disperazione. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Theo's humdrum existence takes a sharp turn when his former lover Julian (Julianne Moore) returns to his life asking for help. Julian leads a rag-tag group of rebels with a secret -- one of their number is a young pregnant woman (Claire-Hope Ashitey as ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 3.25 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 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 3.20 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 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 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 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 Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
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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 (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 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 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 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 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 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 eFilmCritic.com (Doug Bentin)eFilmCritic.com (Doug Bentin)
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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'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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 <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 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 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 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 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 2.80 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 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 2.75 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 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 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 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 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 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 2.75 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 2.68 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 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 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 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)
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 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 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 2.40 out of 4 stars for MTV (Kurt Loder)MTV (Kurt Loder)
The picture is a conceptual muddle. Fortunately, Cuarón is such a talented filmmaker that the movie is interesting on other levels. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Harvey S. KartenHarvey S. Karten
If this is what London will look like in November 2027, there's one good thing to be said. The city will no longer be one of the two most expensive (along with Tokyo) for tourists. For an atmosphere of sheer dystopia, nothing this year beats ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Clive Owen is at his disaffected best in the "arrestingly grim" sci-fi thriller Children Of Men. Mexican helmer Alfonso Cuarón won acclaim for creating a truly nightmarish vision of Britain in the not-too-distant future, even if there was a little too ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at BBC Films
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
The story, despite its nominally fascinating nature, never barrels forth the way it needs to. It plods. How a director as versatile and inventive as Cuarón managed that is a mystery greater than any found in the film. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Preview Family Movie ReviewPreview Family Movie Review
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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
Children of Men, directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamá también, 2001, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azbakan, 2004), takes place in the year 2027. Women have become infertile, and the world has not known a birth for 18 years. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for
This film has been very well received and, as with several other films this year that have been popular with the critics, I am just not sure what the fuss is about. CHIKDREN OF MEN seems to possess an intriguing idea from the trailer, but what you see ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (M.P. Bartley)eFilmCritic.com (M.P. Bartley)
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Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
Confusion reigns supreme in this slow, preachy and pretentious picture by Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón (Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN) about a fascist world of the future in which all immigration is illegal, terrorists are heroes and all women are infertile. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Steve Rhodes
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the MoviesMr. Cranky Rates the Movies
First of all, and you probably didn't miss it, but Kee is key. Man, is that clever. She's not only the key to humanity's survival, the humanity displayed toward her is key too. This is an ugly world. Obviously however, the viciousness toward "illegal ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for "Steve Rhodes""Steve Rhodes"
28 DAYS LATER had characters worth caring about and a compelling story, while the energyless CHILDREN OF MEN is a mess of a movie that drifts and drags. The outline of the story, about a newly discovered pregnant woman, does have promise, but this ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at "Steve Rhodes"
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Yes, kids, Children of Men is one of those bleakly futuristic "In a World" movies, a genre that's constantly reproducing itself in the semi-infantile world of adult movies. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
it successfully simulates the lifestyle of refugees escaping persecution, it fails to provide anything new or interesting. ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
Children of Men (2006) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
2027. Diego Ricardo, le plus jeune habitant du monde, vient d'être tué. Depuis dix-huit ans le monde est infertile et plus aucun enfant ne voit le jour, ce qui fait de ces jeunes gens des vedettes adulées et jalousées. Théodore Faron, ancien ...read the complete Children of Men movie review at Cinopsis
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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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