Denzel Washington,
Gary Oldman,
Mila Kunis,
Ray Stevenson,
Jennifer Beals
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In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man (Denzel Washington) fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key... read more
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Release Date: January 15, 2010
Keywords:
action,
western,
road,
average,
religious,
apocalyptic,
same,
world,
type,
post-apocalyptic,
style,
post apocalyptic,
denzel washington,
gary oldman,
mila kunis,
Gary Oldman ,
Denzel Washington ,
Mad Max ,
Mila Kunis
DVD Release Date: June 15, 2010
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July 16, 2010A post apocalyptic hell with plenty of faith thrown in. Good action sequences and the books twist at the end made me smile.
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May 22, 2012A lone traveller through the post-apocalyptic wastelands of the United States is pursued by the ruler of a ramshackle society who believes a book he carries is the key to expanding his empire. The Book Of Eli is basically a western done in the style of The Road. It contains the u... read more
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April 15, 2012Generally this is a pretty good film. Always fun to watch the good guy triumph over evil. But the details are a bit of a stretch. I had to go check out the plot in Wikipedia to confirm what I saw was what I was supposed to see. So I would give it 3 1/2 stars for a good scorch... read more
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January 9, 2012I fully expected this to be terrible, but three-quarters of the way through, to my surprise, this post-apocalyptic twist on a basic western was still watchable... then, the awful ending was tacked on.
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August 16, 2011In 2010, two of my top 20 movies of all time came out. The first was "The Wolfman". "The Book of Eli" was the 2nd. Oscar worthy performances, great script, awesome fight scenes, good message. I honestly believe this was one of the truly great movies of the decade.
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July 10, 2011The twist at the end will leave you confused and bewildered, and you'll either want to watch this movie again, or you will throw your hands up and scream, "what the fuck was that?!" But despite your reaction, The Book Of Eli is an incredible experience. It takes place in a post-A... read more
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July 4, 2011A Judeo-Christian approach to the apocalypse that falls somewhere between Mad Max and The Road. Great performances from Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman (as usual).
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June 9, 2011I originally had no intention of seeing this movie, but I had a free rental so I gave it a shot. It is a really good movie. The action is great. It is a really enjoyable film. It even throws a little religion into the mix.
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May 2, 2011A awesome cool movie. The story was awesome, and the acting was okay. The movie had some good action scenes, but I had a few problems with the ending. Mila Kunis is already the most beautiful actress in Hollywood, and now she one of the best rising stars. The production was g... read more
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March 24, 2011fb100000059176003It has a good plot and great style of filming it. However, the characters' background are poorly written (more like shallow), making the great list of actors in the film do only okay. And the sub-setting of humanity in desperation was vaguely played as the film only focused on th... read more
Critic Reviews
May 6, 2011
Laremy Legel, Film.com
March 2, 2010
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
t's a post-apocalyptic western, it's an evangelical tract, it's a road movie, it's a martial arts movie, it's a disaster movie, it's a graphic novel. It's equal parts The Road and The Robe, A Fistful ... Full Review
January 22, 2010
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Washington doesn't look as if he's having much fun, and who can blame him? Full Review
January 19, 2010
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
I'm not going to give it away, but there's a final plot twist in this movie that is beyond absurd. Full Review
January 15, 2010
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Really, it's just another prophet-in-the-wilderness tale -- not nearly as bad as those trailers would suggest, yet neither will your soul run any risk of enlightenment. Full Review
January 15, 2010
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Allen and Albert Hughes have created a plausible post-apocalyptic world.
January 15, 2010
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
A stylish, gritty fantasy feature that wrestles with the agonies, joys and eternal wrinkles of faith and evil and the dangerous minuet they do. Full Review
January 15, 2010
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
What strength and intensity the movie musters begins and ends with Washington. Full Review
January 15, 2010
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
A movie weighed down by a numbskull screenplay (by rookie Gary Whitta) and a careless lack of attention to details. Full Review
January 15, 2010
Lisa Miller, Newsweek
For those of us in the reading and writing business-for anyone, really, who loves the written word-the movie has a powerful resonance. It reminds us that literacy can't be taken for granted. Full Review
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