Children of Men (2006)

	Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón	COUNTRY Japan/UK/USA GENRE Science Fiction/Drama NORWEGIAN TITLE Children of Men RUNNING TIME 109 minutes
	Produced by: Marc Abraham Eric Newman Hilary Shor Iain Smith Tony Smith
	Written by (from a book by P.D. James): Alfonso Cuarón Timothy J. Sexton David Arata Mark Fergus Hawk Ostby

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Theo Faron	Clive Owen
Jasper Palmer	Michael Caine
Luke	Chiwetel Ejiofor
Julian Taylor	Julianne Moore	½
Nigel	Danny Huston
Miriam	Pam Ferris	½
Kee	Claire-Hope Ashitey	½
Syd	Peter Mullan

Review

Alfonso Cuarón disappoints with this dull and unimaginative futuristic doomsday prophecy based on P. D. James' novel. Thematically, the film lacks depth in its observations and discussions. The political and sociological aspects of the world depicted are merely scratched superficially, as Cuarón tries to cover up his lack of reflection by focusing on chaos and mayhem, reducing the film to an all too familiar and banal Messiah story in the process. Visually, Children of Men feels clogged and isolated, making the world and ideas of P. D. James inaccessible and stiff. There are fine segments early on – nearly all of which involve either Michael Caine or Julianne Moore. These two give the film some vivacity and tension, but towards the end, most of the work both in front of and behind the camera seems to have been performed sleepwalking.