The Book of Eli is a post-apocalyptic western tale about a lone man and his book, in a world even tougher than that pioneers had to conquer centuries ago. Denzel Washington is playing the lead in this movie directed by the Hughes Brothers, and Denzel does well.
He's not got a lot to work with, but he's believable in the role of the lone wolf martial art stylistic warrior. Some rough fight scenes add to the value of the movie, as they don't try to make them neither too long and unrealistic annoying as he's a single man, but neither do they make the mistake of not spilling enough blood. Bloodshed is a must in such a tale, and they don't fall short.
I enjoyed as usual Gary Oldman in another of his bad guy portraits, but also Mila Kunis did well as the young sidekick of the lone wolf. Not as convincing in everything, but she's learning the trade. She's doing a lot better now than just a couple of years ago.
The action is okay, the acting is okay+, but it's at the storyboard this movie falls short. The religious relic with rivers of blood in its shadow, post-apocalyptic world where water is rare and clean clothes, lighters and such trading merchandises and obviously the lone good against the collective of evil. It's not a lot original, not a lot of a story at all really.
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