I see this movie has got a very high score and I understand it's a good movie, but compared to all the other movies with an 8 average on IMDb, this doesn't stack up to them.
A story of a dystopian future where infertility has brought the world to it's knees and anarchy reigns is engaging, and there are certain set pieces (such as the car being attacked by a mob and Julianne Moore's character being killed) that are quite thrilling, and the moments certainly catch you by surprise, but overall I didn't find the story very engaging, it didn't strike a chord with me.
I applaud the direction of Curaon, but the acting let the film down. Clive Owen and Chiwetel Ejiofor were great, but everyone else seemed to be overacting to me, Julianne Moore's, Clare- Hope Ashitey (as the character of Kee, and for all intense and purposes the virgin Mary), Michael Caine, and Pam Ferris's characters feeling particularly forced, and annoyingly so.
It was also trying too hard to make some deep, intellectual comments about our world today and the religious and cultural divides we are currently living in, hinting at the current political environment, and what consequences it could have, especially the last third of the film set in Bexhill.
I had read the other reviews on here before seeing this movie, but now I've seen it, I'm quite under awed by it all, and the ending does leave you hanging and several plot holes unresolved, leaving me with a sense of not seeing what all the fuss is about, so if you haven't seen it, I personally wouldn't get your hopes up of being blown away by it.
A story of a dystopian future where infertility has brought the world to it's knees and anarchy reigns is engaging, and there are certain set pieces (such as the car being attacked by a mob and Julianne Moore's character being killed) that are quite thrilling, and the moments certainly catch you by surprise, but overall I didn't find the story very engaging, it didn't strike a chord with me.
I applaud the direction of Curaon, but the acting let the film down. Clive Owen and Chiwetel Ejiofor were great, but everyone else seemed to be overacting to me, Julianne Moore's, Clare- Hope Ashitey (as the character of Kee, and for all intense and purposes the virgin Mary), Michael Caine, and Pam Ferris's characters feeling particularly forced, and annoyingly so.
It was also trying too hard to make some deep, intellectual comments about our world today and the religious and cultural divides we are currently living in, hinting at the current political environment, and what consequences it could have, especially the last third of the film set in Bexhill.
I had read the other reviews on here before seeing this movie, but now I've seen it, I'm quite under awed by it all, and the ending does leave you hanging and several plot holes unresolved, leaving me with a sense of not seeing what all the fuss is about, so if you haven't seen it, I personally wouldn't get your hopes up of being blown away by it.