Tue, 01 May 2007
Children of Men - Guest Reviewer
(kennyblog wire service™)
Children of Men is one of those films that got lost in the race to the Academy Awards. Although it appeared on many lists as one of the best films of the year..it did not receive one major award nomination...
The movie was marketed as a science fiction flick but how close the boundaries between fact and fiction in this portrayal of a world gone desperate and wild. The premise is that no more babies are being conceived so where is the future.
Groups desperate for power battle within themselves and between each other. Will there be someone to move society towards a future? Clive Owen is the representative of hopelessness as he is so distant and disconnected to what is going on around him. As an actor, he gives up all pretense at physical glamor ... he just seems to exist ... until events propel him to act.
He is able to project such a sense of sadness and gentleness that one feels as if the character.s heart is truly broken. He was overlooked when Awards came around. The supporting cast is also fine with an unrecognizable Michael Caine who despite his glibness is more the philosopher. Also,
Chiwetel Ejiofor, who was so good in Dirty Pretty Things, gives an equally fine performance. Julianne Moore appears briefly but her intensity is pivotal to the plot.
The chase scenes and war scenes are unparalleled..... the city, the immigrant camps, the battle areas..so dark..so believable.
I saw this movie the week it came out..I am glad that I saw it in a theater...it is difficult to forget...Congratulations to Alfonso Cuaron, the director..and to his fellow directors del Toro and Iñárritu who made three memorable films this year.
01 May 20:25 | /movies | 1 comment(s)
