Lacking of real suspense and thrills

Rating: 3/10 (15 July 2017)

Films set in the dystopian future are always visually stunning and offer some good ideas and insight of the future as the writers and director have comeup with. Children of Men, does contain a great cinematography and visuals and the overall idea and thought of the film is well. But overall this film lacks suspense, thrills and an excitement which one would have expected. Seeing very rave reviews and understanding how praised this film has been, the outcome of the film left one disappointed and confused as to why it has been as highly as praised. The ending of the film came at a surprise where it was a "that's it?" ending. The film does pick up some pace but barely though overall the film isn't very thrilling.
It is more basically a chase/escape film about a London worker (Clive Owen) who must protect and safe guard a London refugee to a safe place since she is the only woman pregnant in the last 18 years. We understand this but the character of the pregnant woman is rather unlikable as we wonder what's the point. When we look back on the film, not much of a story occurs as the film goes through it's typical plot points with an ending that is rather unsatisfying and it simply "just ends"
A lot of unanswered questions are left in which one would have expected to been explored more. Questions such as {Spoilers}: Why can't women become pregnant anymore? (this was never mentioned?), How did the woman become pregnant? Was it a natural birth/any medications she was on? Who was the father? Why did Michael Caine's character sacrifice himself? What happened with the 'Human Project'? The overall poor treatment of the immigrants? What happens with Clive Owen's character in the end? Overall, Children of Men is very disappointing film