Children of men

Are we talking about Jesus and hope?

I had mixed feelings on this mashup of Blade runner, Brazil, 1984, Saving private Ryan, 28 days later, .... Of course, the first complain was the lack or originality. Almost every scenes were seen somewhere else before.

The plot was so familiar and it's like a murder by number deal after all the main characters were introduced. Okay, there were a few twists, but the story was just so linear that the characters are almost paper flat.

I was a Clive Owen fan after BMW's the Hire. And I liked his acting, if any, in this movie. Michael Caine indeed shined. And the other supporting acts (even of the small roles)were outstanding. Partly because of the washed-out documentary treatment of the film giving some depth to the picture, partly because of the superb acting, I enjoyed watching this movie.

Alfonso Cuarón was a great director, and Y tu mamá también was a masterpiece. Children of men was a compilation of works about the dark future and it lacked the context of being a unique experience.