Action packed and boring? I'm afraid so.

Rating: 6/10 (16 April 2007)

I'll credit Alfonso Cuaron for his fine direction. I certainly believed the reality of the future presented, and the action sequences looked very real. The problem is that the characterizations, besides Michael Caine's, are flat. I doubt you'll shed a tear for anyone in this film. Maybe it's a "read the book first" kind of movie, because I honestly don't understand how it was rated so highly. It's currently ranked higher than Gone With the Wind, for goodness sake!
It's a shame, because Children of Men has a great premise worthy of a more global exploration. Maybe it will be remade into something better a few decades from now.