It appears that the older Denzel gets the more spiritual his movies and his characters become. He becomes a post-nuclear Kwai Chaing Cane here playing a drifter with a purpose. He carries in his possession a book that seems to hold great power, and one which many are willing to yearn, die and kill for.
He has been traveling for 30 years (since the sky opened) in order to deliver this book, The Book of Eli, to its ultimate purpose. He has killed many on his way because the voice that he heard decades ago told him he would be protected.
The sun never shines in this movie, as it didn't in Terminator Salvation, as it never does in any post-apocalyptic film. And the torn, ragged creatures he meets are as worn as you've seen in Water World or any movie like it.
Denzel's physicality really stands out. Its outstanding. He dispatches more than a few 'bad guys' sent on raids to look for the Book.
The plot carries what at first seems to be MacGuffin. We really don't know what this book is, and why its so important.
At the end though its revealed to us. And we wonder why this is the only copy of this book left. Who destroyed them and why is never revealed to us, though I guess we can surmise.
There is little doubt though, the sale of this book in the real world will be huge.
I give this movie 7 out of 10 stars because of the less than stellar plot revelation and the slight miscasting of Mila Kunis. The last scene (and you know which one) elicited some laughter in the theater.
He has been traveling for 30 years (since the sky opened) in order to deliver this book, The Book of Eli, to its ultimate purpose. He has killed many on his way because the voice that he heard decades ago told him he would be protected.
The sun never shines in this movie, as it didn't in Terminator Salvation, as it never does in any post-apocalyptic film. And the torn, ragged creatures he meets are as worn as you've seen in Water World or any movie like it.
Denzel's physicality really stands out. Its outstanding. He dispatches more than a few 'bad guys' sent on raids to look for the Book.
The plot carries what at first seems to be MacGuffin. We really don't know what this book is, and why its so important.
At the end though its revealed to us. And we wonder why this is the only copy of this book left. Who destroyed them and why is never revealed to us, though I guess we can surmise.
There is little doubt though, the sale of this book in the real world will be huge.
I give this movie 7 out of 10 stars because of the less than stellar plot revelation and the slight miscasting of Mila Kunis. The last scene (and you know which one) elicited some laughter in the theater.