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It's a heartbreaking, bullet-strewn valentine to what keeps us human.
Read the full reviewIt's a work of art that deserves a space cleared for its angry, nervous beauty.
Read the full reviewThis is an extraordinary artistic breakthrough from a Mexican director who was already fearlessly good to begin with.
Read the full reviewChildren of Men may be something of a bummer, but it?s the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking.
Read the full reviewThe performances are crucial, because all of these characters have so completely internalized their world that they make it palpable, and themselves utterly convincing.
Read the full reviewChildren of Men is Cuarón's run for freedom, with a riveting story, fantastic action scenes and acting so universally solid that even the dogs perform masterfully under his direction.
Read the full reviewI don't just mean it's one of the best movies of the past six years. Children of Men, based on the 1992 novel by P.D. James, is the movie of the millennium because it's about our millennium, with its fractured, fearful politics and random bursts of violence and terror.
Read the full reviewMade with palpable energy, intensity and excitement, it compellingly creates a world gone mad that is uncomfortably close to the one we live in. It is a "Blade Runner" for the 21st century, a worthy successor to that epic of dystopian decay
Read the full reviewWorking with his longtime cinematographer Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, Cuaron creates the most deeply imagined and fully realized world to be seen on screen this year, not to mention bravura sequences that bring to mind names like Orson Welles and Stanley Kubrick.
Read the full reviewCuarón has a gift only the greatest filmmakers share: He makes you believe.
Read the full reviewPicture more than delivers on the action front -- not in bang-for-your-buck spectacle but in the kind of gritty, doculike sequences that haul viewers out of their seats and alongside the main protags.
Read the full reviewOwen carries the film more in the tradition of a Jimmy Stewart or Henry Fonda than a Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford. He has to wear flip-flops for part of the time without losing his dignity, and he never reaches for a weapon or guns anyone down. Cuaron and Owen may have created the first believable 21st-century movie hero.
Read the full reviewAlthough imperfect, it's engaging, thought-provoking stuff.
Read the full reviewAn exhilarating sci-fi action thriller with a powerful social and political message.
Read the full reviewBloated adaptation of P.D. James's thoughtful, compact novel.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 84
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"You have to see this movie. Finally we get some good critics.9/10"
Wow!
"This film is one of the best I've seen in a few years. A very engaging and emotional film, this is Clive Owen at his best. Then coupled with supurb performances by Jullian Moore and Micheal Caine, and you got a rare gem in the fact that far presedes the story-telling quality of the book. I would be surprised if it were not up for best picture. Keeps you the edge of your seat at times and other times, it touches you in a way unseen in most films nowdays. I give this gem two thumbs up and five stars. Bravo."
did no one see this?
"Is it me or did like nobody see this. this was a great movie. i loved it and im 15. it was great but very surprising beggining. great movie go see it on dvd."
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