2027 is realized in a way no one could call implausible

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2007)

And that is truly impressive. My sole reason for avoiding this film until it came out in DVD was that I assumed it would all be burnt out buildings and unrealistic gun play. The burnt out buildings are there, but shot in an almost lyrical way that makes them seem as though they could be home. And that's not the only cinematic magic conjured up. Alfonso Cuaron and friends are flexing their artistic skills like confident masters. Clive Owen is perfect, and so is Michael Caine. It's amazing how powerfully they can bring you into the story. The gun play, and particularly the sound of bullets thudding into walls, is very much like the real thing. And the emotions and reactions of those around the protagonists are impossibly evocative of being there in a world despairing of its lack of children. Their reaction to the first pregnancy in 18 years seems so much more insightful than what I visualized. And throughout Cuaron is careful to notice those little things that evoke the sensual familiarity of the scene like being in a rowboat on the ocean, or walking around in flip flops. I'm betting everyone involved in this movie's production is quite rightly proud of it. Well done!