Children of men

Hand held camera, natural light, action scenes with all the immediacy of guided improvisation and a freak show of mad-house rebellion make for a level of energy and tension rarely seen and increasingly spectacular. Terry Gilliam meets a "Clockwork Orange." The last thing I can remember with this kind of natural look and pacing was 1984's "The Killing Fields" for which cinematographer Chris Menges received a well deserved Academy Award. This, however, is an excellence of its own. For action fans, sci-fi fans, P.D. James and Clive Owens fans, a must-see.