Children of Men

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Oscar T @ScarfaceRampage 16h Clive Owen’s best performance, great cast and good apocalyptic feel with a good storyline See more Matthew D @OceanSage Jun 16 A riveting depiction of the world gone awry due to infertility, racism, xenophobia, and pollution. Director Alfonso Cuarón’s dystopian sci-fi action thriller Children of Men (2006) is utterly insane. Cuarón’s direction is the stuff of madness with every single scene being a giant long take each. It must have taken forever. The constant explosions, surprises, gunfire, and blasts are startling. Children of Men is an amazing picture with real ambition, gritty style, heartfelt emotions, thoughtful commentary, and heinous violence. It is dark, depressing, yet poignant because of Cuarón’s realism. Clive Owen is gripping and quietly moving as Thelonius Faron, who is grieving his dead son, a dead world, a dead relationship, and his dead courage. Julianne Moore is amazing as the freedom fighter Fishes leader Julian Taylor. She is so focused and compelling with an endearing quality. Chiwetel Ejiofor is fabulous and scary as the Fishes rebel leader second-in-command Luke. See more R T. @RT07281303 Jun 13 A movie about hopelessness and hope. Made me ugly cry. Just stunning. See more Fiona H @FionaHayden Jun 4 Children of Men is a haunting and powerful dystopian film that feels disturbingly real. The story pulls you into a broken world with no future, yet still finds small moments of hope and humanity. The long continuous shots are incredible and the tension never really lets up. It stays with you long after it ends. See more Ben H @RT11794309 May 31 Great plot, great shots. One of my favs See more Mick C @MickC May 30 If nothing else, this has to be watched for the startling realism of the urban battle scene and what happens as it develops. Extraordinary, never seen anything like it. See more Read all reviews

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