Wow I did not expect to love this movie

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2016)

I had heard bits and pieces of Children of Men being great but the general look of it never really interested me. I recently found it on demand and decided to give it a try, and boy am I happy I did. What seems like it may be a boring drama is truly an immensely well shot, intriguing and overall fantastic piece of great science fiction. First off, the acting is phenomenal, Clive Owen is perfect in his leading role and the supporting cast around him including Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Michael Caine all put in stellar efforts. Where this movie really makes its mark however is the directing and cinematography. The film is filled with beautifully shot, long drawn out one take shots that pack in more action, suspense, and drama then some films manage to do as a whole. At times the camera movements feel almost found footage but it is done in a way that makes you feel like part of what is going on without the nausea some people feel from the form of film-making. The cinematography also perfectly encapsulates the ruined dystopian future these characters are a part of. The plot and story telling is the only area that I fault this movie. The premise is very interesting but many things are not explained as well as they could such as where they are going, how the infertility came to be, and the uprising. That being said, the way the story is told more than makes up for that. Overall, Children of Men was a huge surprise to me and I am more than happy to watch it again. Children of Men gets an A