Dark, brilliant and brutal

Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2007)

The Children of Men, a film I was very excited to see, you have Clive Owen, you have "Rolling Stone" saying "Blade Runner of the 21st Century" and the concept of the film is absolutely enticing.
Reality check, after watching Children of Men, I was compelled to go back and watch Blade Runner just to see what it was that "Rolling Stone" was talking about and I have to say WHAT?!?!? Children of men is terrific, it begins with a brutal hook and then pulls at the snared flesh for just under two hours.
Clive Owen is the extremely reluctant anti-hero who has clearly lost all hope, and for some reason Owens performance gets you to truly care. Not about this simpering drunk, but about the world he lives in and life as it has become.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, creates another amazing performance, leaving no doubt that we can continue to expect great things from this very talented and versatile artist.
This film delivers on so many levels, not just in the dark reality of this war torn world, but also in the belief that life, new life is not only sacred and beautiful; but that even in the darkest times birth is a shinning beacon of hope. Hope for the future, and hope for ourselves if we could simply learn from all of our extremely relevant history.