Somehow it doesn't feel as futuristic as it should...

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2006)

I mean, it is a sci-fi film, but to me it feels eerily and painfully close to our present world. Like a snapshot of our not-so-distant future. I hope I'm wrong about this.
I think Cuarón is one of the most powerful directors we have today. I love the way he handles actors and scenes, making it all seem very realistic, spontaneous, far from contrived, unlike most present-day Hollywood films. The action scenes are breathtaking, but not just because of the masterful way in which they are filmed (with very few cuts or no cuts at all), but because of what we know is at stake for the characters, whom we learn to care for. This may sound clichéd, but in many scenes you actually get the feeling of being there with them.
Apart from a scene near the end which quite shattered my suspension of disbelief for a minute, I think this is an excellent work, with great performances (Michael Caine is brilliant and moving, as usual) and a message about the terrible future (and no,I'm not talking about infertility) that possibly awaits us just around the corner.