a plausible attack on the senses

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2006)

Children of men. Going in "blind" to see this I was expecting a happy sci-fi yarn. what I got was a fantastically gritty thriller, set 20 years into the future,and once you have got past the premise that every women on the planet is infertile, you can enjoy this film. The immigrant issue is a visually disturbing possible future truth, it has an attention to detail that impressed as does the whole film. The violence also has the power to shock in a way you don't get,even with most shoot em up films. Michael Caine as chirpy as ever, lightens the frankly heavy storyline, Clive Owen is no "action Jackson", however is very credible as a reluctant hero. This film stands its ground and maybe needs a second viewing as some scenes are run at a fast pace.