Boring, stupid and the list goes on

Rating: 1/10 (8 September 2012)

Please, everybody rating on IMDb stop having a field day with any movie slightly "original". I could make an original movie about a dog with two heads that eats children and excretes goblins but that by no means would make a good movie. My point being, the premise of Children of Men is promising, and indeed if directed and written differently could have made for a very interesting, original film. Unfortunately, Children of Men fails to do this in any regard. I will list just a few of the infuriating mistakes made throughout this film:
1) Children of Men, despite being made in 2006, assumes that the United Kingdom (and other parts of the world) are not civilised developed societies. For example instead of assuming that in such a catastrophic situation the world would turn to science, new ways of creating life, cloning, improving in vitro fertilisation etc etc etc, the film of course creates a world of chaos in which the educated population turn to a fascist regime. Granted, jobs would be lost amongst teachers and there would be less business because of a loss of demand but no way would the world come to a hault, and even worse, become a warzone within the first 18 years. Science. Unlike most other futuristic films, this film entirely lacks science. Explanation. Discovery. Nothing.
2) Why didn't they make the baby public? Considering the adoration for the youngest person alive, despite being described as a "wanker" by Jasper, you would surely think that they would cherish new life in the same respect (which is demonstrated in the penultimate scene as the soldiers stand back and make way for the child).
3) Why would the soldiers not take in the child and create a safe place for it?
4) Why was the UK the only place that had "survived"? Although in my frank opinion, it had not. Despite being set in the future it was drab, there had clearly been no developments in technology, for example the bus which was a standard ARRIVA 2002 (most likely).
5) No character development, don't become attached to any of the characters, lack luster performances
6) No explanation for why women can't have children in the first place?
7) THERE IS NO PLOT. It's basically a chase from near beginning to end of a man and pregnant woman in tow, with everyone involved being killed at some stage along the way, and yet miraculously she survives through gun-shot central! It is never eluded to that the baby is going to bring hope to humankind, never suggested that scientists are going to be able to collate research from the "miracle".
8) Worst ending to a film ever. Well, with the exception of the Wicker Man. That film left me reeling at the end. But this ending does not even provide a solution! There is no equilibrium! IT JUST ENDS AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE IS DEAD OR IF THE HUMAN RACE IS GOING TO BENEFIT OR WHAT THE ORGANISATION IS. IT'S. JUST. SO. MADENNING. IT. MAKES. THE. WHOLE. FILM. POINTLESS.
WHAT A WASTE OF MY TIME.