Good idea, solid crew, great scenes...

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2006)

It's interesting when someone gets an idea of what will our not so distant future look like and puts it on screen. I think there is really no point in debating how 'good' or 'precise' the future is displayed in Children of Men, because if nothing else, we really can't judge on that. If the time travel machine has been invented while I was asleep, please let me know :-) If not, let's rather concentrate on more important things.
The idea itself is very intriguing. I also think that the actors played their rolls well, especially Clive Owen. I'm not a fan of Michael Cain, so I wouldn't comment on his performance. What impressed me the most were the action scenes in last 30 minutes of the movie.
Children of Men is in many ways beyond the usual futuristic schemes, it isn't filled with countless special effects or computer animations and I would definitely recommend it.