Wicked. I went in totally blind and what a surprise. Solid concept and so incredibly layered, ***Children of Men*** is a terrifying look at humanity without children (hope) and now living on fear, this leads to even more war and xenophobia.

Most of the characters here are living on instinct, human nature, and it's so fascinating. Some live on self preservation while others are willing to sacrifice themselves to protect hope. The secondary characters don't really get much depth but they absolutely work here because of the human nature aspect, I got immediately attached to anyone who was there to protect. Theo is very easy to root for once Kee is introduced. He feels pretty fleshed out as a character but I wanted more character development with Kee.

I was a little bored at the beginning but it got my undivided attention during a certain car ride, it surprised the hell out of me. Great car chase and unexpected violent deaths. Then it kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. I didn't expect it to turn into a straight out action movie but damn, those war sequences were so intense and well-made. Great cinematography. Good performances. So realistic it's scary. Perfect ending and choice of sound once the credits roll.

>*"Pull my finger!"*