Critical Consensus: A Sad "Happily"; A Messy "Cleaner"; Inspiring "Writers"; and Powerful "Men"
Summary
This week at the movies, we've got a postmodern fairy tale ("Happily N'Ever After," with voicework from Sigourney Weaver and Sarah Michelle Gellar), a wacky conspiracy caper ("Code Name: The Cleaner," starring Cedric the Entertainer and Lucy Liu), a committed teacher ("Freedom Writers," starring Hilary Swank), and a chilling dystopia ("Children of Men," starring Clive Owen and Michael Caine). What do the critics have to say? Back to Article
This week at the movies, we've got a postmodern fairy tale ("Happily N'Ever After," with voicework from Sigourney Weaver and Sarah Michelle Gellar), a wacky conspiracy caper ("Code Name: The Cleaner," starring Cedric the Entertainer and Lucy Liu), a committed teacher ("Freedom Writers," starring Hilary Swank), and a chilling dystopia ("Children of Men," starring Clive Owen and Michael Caine). What do the critics have to say? Back to Article
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on Jan 04 2007 07:53 PM Note to self: must see Children of Men and Freedom Writers. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 04 2007 08:39 PM I wonder if they'll make a Fou4, 5ive and Si6 as well. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 04 2007 10:40 PM Children of Men was absolutely fantastic! Alfonso Cuaron's best film, by far! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 05 2007 06:17 AM chlidren of men was a good, but not great movie, i thought. the cleaner is at 4 percent! are you kidding? what idiot gave it a good review? plus, although i do like the tomatometer, it is a little flawed. if everybody thinks its a "good" movie, it gets a very high rating, and if people think its "great" it has the same rating, because its based on the number of good reviews. also, you forgot about the already made movie, se7en (Reply to this) |
on Jan 05 2007 01:05 PM Hell yea I can hardly wait to go see Children of Men. Nothing else that just came out really intrests me, so I think I'll go see The Good Shepherd too. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 05 2007 04:43 PM [b]GO SEE CHILDREN OF MEN!!![/b] this movie was everything V for Vagina wasn't! This movie made V look like a Cartoon special. Everything about Children worked! the acting, the action, the story! Just an overall very visceral experince. The only question I left the theatre asking was, WhyTF Clive Owen wasnt James Bond!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 06 2007 01:14 PM I just saw Children of Men no doubt an awesome movie but it didn't make V for Vendetta look like a Cartoon Special. In fact they aren't even about the same thing sure government is fucked up in both movies but its like that in real life? i don't think it is fair to compare V for Vendetta and Children of Men because it isnt the same type of movie. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 06 2007 09:23 PM [b]well[/b] Children of Men is simply AMAZING!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 07 2007 02:01 PM Children of Men is seriously one of the best movies ever made. i don't care if i'm hyping it too much, it's true. you can't really compare it to V for Vendetta(another fantastic movie). V is based off a comic book. totally different (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 07 2007 05:37 PM In reply to this comment (#852333) Owen wasn't James Bond because Daniel Craig won the part, which is justified by his performance in Casino Royale. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 07 2007 06:26 PM In reply to this comment (#852337) HELLLLL YEAAHHH!!! (Reply to this) |
on Jan 07 2007 07:18 PM I saw Children of Men too. Definitely one of my all-time faves. Really made you think. Owen was awesome in it. I'd still like to go see freedom writers. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 07 2007 09:59 PM In reply to this comment (#852337) NO WAY!!! where did you find that out???? OMG you are a real movie buff! full of insider knowledge! You should be hired as a contributer for RT! Your analysis is so in depth its unfathomable! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2007 12:09 AM If Clive Owen keeps on making movies like Children of Men, I'm sure as hell glad he's NOT James Bond. And while I thought V for Vendetta was excellent too, I can't help but wonder how it'd have turned out if Alfonso Cuaron were at the helm. (Reply to this) |
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