Try a little tenderness

Rating: 7/10 (24 October 2006)

I chose to go to 'Children of Men' without reading reviews although being aware of 'good word of mouth' as well as mostly appreciating this Mexican directors sensibility through his previous offerings and was delighted to go to an almost full theatre.Its an apocalyptic cinema experience which professed to place itself in 2027; yet collaged many of our immediate contemporary dilemmas. Of course, there are haunts of Mad Max, but I felt there was a push to be a little more urgent about the concerns of todays world. Interestingly, my 18 year old son walked away saying 'what a bloody mess', which is a healthy reaction. This movie should rattle your emotions - there is violence, humour, shock and surprise. To me (gosh - its just an opinion), its not quite there but my caring for intelligent movies tells me this is a very, talented, youngish film maker who will continue to grow. Everyone complains about something - mine is to try a little tenderness.