May 6, 2009

Children of Men

Title: Children of Men
Year: 2006
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writers: Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby, based on the novel by P.D. James
Starring: Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, Clare-Hope Ashitey
Music: John Tavener
Distinctions: currently #187 on IMDb's Top 250
Synopsis: people try to survive in a dystopian near future
Length: 109 minutes
How I saw it: on video twice (rented from Netflix), most recently January 2009
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites).
Objective Rating: 9/10 (1 point off for characters) c. 3.5/4 (Very good).

Best. Cinematography. Ever. An amazing movie in almost every respect. The first time I saw it, it felt like there wasn't much story arc, and it ended up seeming slow, although I didn't feel that way at all the second time.

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