"It's a wow."
— David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
"An audacious, exhilarating futuristic thriller."
— Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
"Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men is the best film of 2006."
— Sara Michelle, Fetters MovieFreak.com
"Children of Men is a heartbreaking, bullet-strewn valentine to what keeps us human."
— Keith Phipps, AV Club
"A second viewing, which Children of Men richly rewards, deepens our understanding."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Thrilling, important, and invigoratingly bleak, Children of Men is one of the very best movies to come out in 2006."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"Cuaron asks us to find hope in a grim nativity story where a reluctant hero and scared would-be mother try to find shelter in a land that desperately needs a newborn savior."
— Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly
"As all his films have shown, Cuarón is clearly one of the most original filmmakers working today, and Children of Men should solidify his place at the top of those ranks. With a great script, there should be no stopping him."
— Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"There is one scene that will make directors go weak at the knees. It's a full-scale urban battle, shot in a continuous take that lasts perhaps 10 minutes. It's one of the greatest single shots in the history of the medium."
— Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald
"Based on a novel by British mystery writer P.D. James, Children of Men is a filmmaking feat. In the midst of mayhem, director Alfonso Cuaron delivers subtle and jarring images, while exploring complex emotional rhythms."
— Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
"If you thought the battle scenes in... Saving Private Ryan were tough going, the final 20 minutes of Children of Men will not only shake you, they'll have you revising your expectations about just how realistic cinematic portrayals of combat can get."
— Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia)
"You feel as if you're accompanying a war photographer who's lost a bet. Slogging unflinchingly through humanity's worst hours, the movie laces the narrative's forays into science-fiction grandstanding with a gut-wrenching dynamic."
— Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
