The Book of Eli
Action/Adventure/Drama
Rated: R
Running Time: 118 minutes

I followed up my first review of Avatar with a review of a movie that I actually enjoyed even more, The Book of Eli. I was pleasantly surprised of how this post apocalyptic movie played out.

This movie takes place sometime in the future after a nuclear war nearly wipes out the human race. But, there are remnants of survivors scattered across the nation trying to start anew. Denzel Washington’s character, Eli, has been trekking across the country for 30 years in search of a safe haven for himself and his sacred book. You’re probably thinking 30 years and still haven’t gotten to his destination? Well, watch the movie and the end may give you some explanation as to why. Anyway, Eli claims that a higher power spoke to him one day and told him to take a journey out west and he will find a safe haven for himself and for this book. The latter part of his journey is where the movie begins.

PROS: The story line for The Book of Eli was pretty good and the movie was very well directed. The acting was…well, it’s Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. So yeah, the casting and acting did not disappoint. Neither, did the choreography for the fight sequences between Denzel’s character and the lawless bandits. The ending of the movie was definitely a nice touch that caught me by surprise.

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