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Movie review: "Children of Men"
Jan. 24th, 2007 07:39 pm***1/2 out of *****
Wasn't quite as good as I hoped it would be, though I still enjoyed it for the most part: I just wish the screenwriter and the director had chosen to stick closer to the book (which I utterly loved reading) and gone for less of a "burning trashcan" dystopia angle. But the two central actors, Clive Owen as Theo and Claire-Hope Ashitay as Kee, were excellent and believeable, plus Michael Caine as Jasper the hippie philosopher was an unexpected delight. As itself, it's a gripping movie that holds your attention and catches your emotions and it doesn't bury the message of hope, despite the fact that the last twenty minutes basically amount to a war movie.
( Spoilerish )
Wasn't quite as good as I hoped it would be, though I still enjoyed it for the most part: I just wish the screenwriter and the director had chosen to stick closer to the book (which I utterly loved reading) and gone for less of a "burning trashcan" dystopia angle. But the two central actors, Clive Owen as Theo and Claire-Hope Ashitay as Kee, were excellent and believeable, plus Michael Caine as Jasper the hippie philosopher was an unexpected delight. As itself, it's a gripping movie that holds your attention and catches your emotions and it doesn't bury the message of hope, despite the fact that the last twenty minutes basically amount to a war movie.
( Spoilerish )