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Rated: R
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Release Date:  2006-12-25

Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Charlie Hunnam, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Produced by Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Hilary Shor, Iain Smith, Tony Smith
Written by Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata

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Previewed by Josh Tyler : 2006-11-20 20:13:22

Children of Men envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction.

Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril.


I'm a little tired of watching Julianne Moore play an overwrought mother. The good news is that while Children of Men is yet another movie from her focused on protecting a kid, there's not much chance of the kid being hers.

The premise is a smart science fiction concept, and smart isn't something we've seen a lot of from Hollywood lately. Though the idea of mankind running out of kids is a little farfetched, exploring it is bound to spark discussion about the way we handle things in our own modern world. I can already sense the Pro Life/Pro Choice crowd lining up in the wings.

The question here is whether or not Cuaron can execute it. Wait a minute, this is Cuaron. There is no question. He's proven himself as a brilliant director, sit back and enjoy the ride. Children of Men is a can't miss movie.

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  1. Jason Says:

    Alfonso Cuaron is a brilliant director. His depiction of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was by far the best so far of the series. Apparently good doesn't cut it in Hollywood though. They canned him because his Harry Potter film didn't do as well as the first two.

    Anyway, that's beside the point. His new film Children of Men looks original and has some fantastic actors. Julianne Moore can be hit or miss on her films, but Clive Owen always gives an amazing performance. Of course there's Michael Caine too. You can never go wrong with him.

    At the end of next month, there's no doubt in my mind that we'll see another spectacular movie from Alfonso Cuaron.

  1. Atreides Says:

    I agree with you on all of your points Jason. Just a factual nitpick: Harry Potter 3 did quite a bit better than WB had expected (it was supposed to be the last because of the then-decline in box office sales), and Cuaron was actually asked to do Goblet of Fire and turned it down. He's the type of guy that you just can't pin down to doing the same thing over.

    Regardless, that only proves the point further: We can expect one helluva good movie out of Children of Men.

  1. JackSRenton Says:

    Cuaron turned down Goblet of Fire because he wasnt done with the third film yet! They should have waited for him!

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