Just Another Slick Remake

Rating: 6/10 (1 April 2007)

"Children of Men" is flaunted as standing along side "Blade Runner." I don't think so! From my point of view, Cuaron used the title of P. D. James' book to remake "After the Fall of New York." After viewing "Children of Men," I pulled out my VHS of "After the Fall of New York" and found incredible similarities. Cuaron obviously gambled that nobody had ever seen "After the Fall." Considering 41,000 have already voted for 'Children" vs. 323 for "After the Fall," his gamble paid off.
Granted "Children" is a well-made, Hollywood slick movie. However, it lacks the excitement of the spaghetti B-movie. And it in NO WAY compares to Blade Runner!