Not for Children or Men

Rating: 2/10 (5 February 2007)

Alfonso Cuaron has directed a futuristic movie with great actors and a weak story. "Children of Men" has great stars with talented actors and little substance. Clive Owen gives one of his less admired portrayals of a British gentleman who is caught in a web of intrigue that takes place 20 years from now. Julianne Moore plays his ex-wife. She too is a wasted talent in a film that does not benefit from the display of military might. Michael Caine emulates a typical 1960's aging hippie with flowing gray hair. He is very convincing as an hallucinogenic abuser with a deep affection for his demented spouse. There is a frenetic chase by the state, and it is a nightmare that is repeated ad nauseam. I cannot recommend this film, and I cannot understand it's popularity among the viewers. Take it off of your list of films to see unless there is nothing else to do.