- After seeing Y tu mamá también and the third Harry Potter, I knew Alfonso Cuarón was good. I had no idea he was this good. The direction of this film, both artistically and technically is beyond impressive. I was flat out astounded at what was achieved.
- I can't think of another movie that offers such a realistic look into the future. The landscape is so convincing that you find yourself never doubting their situation for a second. There have been other sci-fi movies that have done a respectable job portraying possible futures (Bladerunner, Minority Report, Waterworld, etc.) but for me COM takes the cake.
- I have not felt so emotionally jarred by a film since Schindler's List.
- Children Of Men contains what have to be the most amazing continuous shots (meaning the camera doesn't cut away as we travel throughout a scene) that have ever been done before. It is impossible to explain just how impressive they are; you have to see for yourself. I can't imagine the amount of prep work that went into these shots but the results are very literally jaw-dropping.
- Clive Owen has quickly become one of my favorite actors over the past few years. The man picks interesting and varied roles and does a superb job with them, always. He also has a very commanding screen presence.
- I am pretty certain that Children Of Men immediately made it into my Top 5 Favorite Films. That's after one viewing. It's just that good.
LOWS
- The fact that Children of Men has to be shown in the same building as Code Name: The Cleaner.
Torrey's Opinion:
5- Strongly Recommended
4- Recommended
3- A Mixed Bag
2- Sub-par
1- Don't Bother
Random related fact: For the first week of release at Leicester Square in London, there was a mistake on the cinema marquee, declaring the film title to be "Children of Me."
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As a public service to any readers who may be swayed by Mr Ham's opinions when making decisions regarding movie attendance (as I was prior to this weekend), I feel it is my duty to comment on this blog and inform everyone that Mr Ham is so far off the mark with his review of "Children of Men" that I am left wondering if he actually saw the film. I saw this movie yesterday and I can state with certainty that it is one of the worst pieces of drivel ever to be shown in a theatre. The plot has so many holes in it, I assume the screenplay was written in no more than nine minutes. Mr Ham praises the film for its creative cinematography and I will agree that if the film has some strong points, it is its artistic use of cinematography. However, who cares about cinematography when a much more important aspect of the film – the actual story – is so incredibly stupid? The amateur hacks that threw this screenplay together failed time and time to create a plot that actually made sense or conformed to the laws of logic. This may be the last time I take Mr Ham seriously as a film critic. And Mr Ham: I am sending you a bill for $9 to reimburse me for my wasted afternoon yesterday.
I'm not going to bother responding to this. My position on the film has been made clear and I stand by it. I would encourage people to see the movie for themselves so they can form their own opinion.
I am sorry, Jay. I side with Torrey. While it might not make it into my top 5, I was moved and found it to be excellent.
And just so you both note, kilts can be round.
"I'm not going to bother responding to this." But then you did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Confused
I more meant that I wasn't going to be drawn into a debate with Jay when clearly neither party is prepared to budge.
Have the courage to show yourself, Anonymous!
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