A good film, amazing action sequences but the story lets me down a little in the end.

Rating: 7/10 (5 October 2006)

I was looking forward to this film. Firstly because I'm a big fan of Alfonso Cuaron, (especially "Y Tu Mama Tambien") and secondly since it's been a while since I last saw a good serious British S-F film, and this looked like it.
Due to the infertility of women, no new babies have been born in some 16 years. Within one hundred years there will not be a human left alive on the face of the Earth. The world has responded by falling into chaos, for without children what is there to look to? There is no future. On the verge of collapse, itself, Britain regresses into an almost fascist state, where immigrants (called fuge's (fugitive) are persecuted and removed from the cities to fenced in immigration (read concentration?) zones.
The director gives us a believable and beautifully (as in starkly) realised representation for this story to occur. I think the main plus of this film is how well the reality in which this occurs has been defined, obviously this is vitally important to accept this films central premise. Another plus I found were the lead actors, who all performed brilliantly. Some insane escape/fight scenes which truly leave you on the edge of your seat up the ante and "make" the film for me.
There are however some negatives; Some of the acting from the supporting cast is pretty abysmal, at times I felt like I was watching a play put on by amateurs at my local pub. While the story makes sense throughout I did find the end wanting a little. I felt that we are left with too many questions unresolved. I understand that this is adapted from a book, which I have not yet read, but I must assume that the ending is left intact. So my main problem may not be with the film, but rather the story, which I felt would have appeased me more with more exposition about the organisation that the lead characters are primarily concerned with.
So a good film, amazing action sequences but the story letting me down a little in the end.
Overall I'd give it a 7/10