Children Of Men * * * * *
Director: Alfonso Cauron.
Screenplay: Alfonso Cauron, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby.
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston, Peter Mullan.
Based on the novel by P.D. James and filmed with brilliant intensity by director Alfonso Cauron.
Set in an apocalyptic London in the year 2027 where society has been plunged in chaos and the future of humankind is in danger due to not being able to procreate. Out of the blue, journalist and former political activist Theo Faron (Clive Owen) is approached by his ex-wife and entrusted with helping a woman to saftey from the turmoil of the city. Theo soon finds out that the reason why, is because she is the worlds only pregnant woman and may be the only hope humanity have left for survival.
Director Cauron paints a horrific yet entirely believable vision of a bleak, not too distant, future with brilliantly realistic action scenes and the cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki (“Burn After Reading”) is the most intense and gripping I’ve seen in recent years. Clive Owen is perfectly cast as the rugged, world weary Theo and Michael Caine adds a welcome touch of humour as his aging, hash smoking hippie friend Jasper.
An absolutely harrowing and hauntingly realistic vision of a dystopian world and impossible to take your eyes of the screen. Easily one of the best films of recent times. Powerful and visceral stuff.
Mark Walker
MARKED MOVIES 
August 4, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Mark, randomly going through some of your content you have hosted on your blog and it’s a virtual highlight reel. Man, so many of my favorite films you’ve covered, and examined well. This is another of them. Back in May, as part of Paula’s Future Classic Movies blogathon, I nominated this extraordinary film. Great look at this film, Mark. Well done.
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August 4, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Thanks a lot Michael. I’d really like to do another updated review on this though. I don’t think I done it justice. When I wrote It, it was a while ago and my writing has changed a bit since then. It’s an absolutely harrowing and realistic depiction of a very near future though. Just marvellous. One of my favourites. You should check out “Perfect Sense” with Ewan McGregor of you can. It’s more a love story but an equally harrowing ‘end of days’ drama.
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