Dull and Drab Doomsday Dud

Rating: 1/10 (8 February 2007)

Dull, dull, dull. Where's all the intrigue? Maybe it was lost in the 20-year gap between today and when this film is supposed to be taking place. A nod to the cinematography - I'll give it that. But that's just not enough to let this film stay ranked as high as it is! Not even close. 2/10 is more like it. Acting kinda blows too.
Kind of reminded me of how bored I was watching '28 Days Later' back in 2002. 'Children' is like '28 Days' ugly cousin of dull doomsday films from the UK.
The attempts to create interesting and likable characters just fell flat. M. Caine almost comes close to being a likable character - I wanted to want to laugh and some of his almost funny scenes, but just couldn't.
I just cannot believe it's high rating. What, did I watch an early version with all the good scenes removed? Oh well.