Children of Men (8/10)

Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller

So it's 2027 and women haven't been able to have children for 18 years. The youngest living person just died. Clive Owen plays this guy who through a series of events ends up being responsible for helping this woman who is miraculously pregnant get across the border safely to meet up with this group that is going to help her.

I'm very torn over what I think of this movie. First of all, it is an incredible film. In terms of cinematography and just the general way the movie was done and put together, it's really great. There is no way around that. I love the one continuous take type of filming. I thought the acting was incredible, but then again, I am a huge Clive Owen fan. I think he is fantastic. And I really liked the story. It was unique. It was making a statement. It was interesting. My only problem is that I feel like it was way too much story to put into a 2 hour movie. It left me with way too many questions. Not questions like lingering, left me thinking kind of questions, but actual, like I didn't understand basic premises of the movie kind of questions. I don't know, it was good. But it's not anywhere in my top movies. I would've liked to see it more in like a 3 part series and just get a lot more information. I know Ian disagrees, he loved it. And I just want to stress how incredible I thought the movie was. If you love movies or know anything about cinematography or actually good acting, then you will love it whether you completely understand everything or not. Maybe I'm just too dense to understand parts of it, but it didn't ruin it for me. It just isn't in my top movies.

Final Say: It's definitely worth seeing. But you may have questions.