Children Of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, UK, 2006) March 22, 2007
Posted by Daniel Stephens in : 2000s, Drama, Film reviews, Sci-fi/Fantasy , trackbackAlfonso Cuaron directs this bleak but brilliant adaptation of a P.D. James novel that looks at the U.K in 2027 when infertility has caused no babies to be born for nearly twenty years and sectarian violence is rife.
The film is hard-hitting, not just in its graphic depiction of violence and a society overrun by narcissism and government indignation, but in its believable view of a future not too distant from our own.
Clive Owen delivers a powerful performance as an ex-rebel forced into protecting the life of a woman who may be carrying the first child to be born for years. He’s ably assisted by the fantastic Michael Caine.
Cuaron’s photography is as bleak as the film’s outlook, painting London in dirty grays, it’s distinct red buses now blackened by years of wear and tear.
The film is thought-provoking, superbly-scripted, and almost perfectly executed. Cuaron is a director to look out for in the future as he already has the best Harry Potter film under his belt.
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