Book Of Eli

Book Of Eli

Synopsis

Directed by The Hughes brothers, it’s about a lone man who fights his way across America just to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. “Book Of Eli” stars Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman.

Official Site: www.thebookofelimovie.com

Singapore Release Date: 18th March 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 117 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western

Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits

Crew: Director (Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes), Producer (Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Denzel Washington), Writers (Gary Whitta), Music (Atticus Ross), Cinematography (Don Burgess) and Editing (Cindy Mollo)

The Trailer

The Review

Apocalyptic films are a niche of a movie. I find that either you like, or dislike such films. There’s no middle ground.

Fortunately I’ve a liking for the genre, and this review will be slightly biased obviously.

It was well-written, there’s excellent acting but the plot twist was a let-down for me, as after that the movie just doesn’t makes sense.

I won’t tell you what it is, but I expected more from the Hughes brothers who directed the classic “From Hell” and “Menace II Society”.

It entertained me for sure, but I just wish the script was a little different, and ‘believable’.

The Good

• Excellent action scenes
• Gary Oldman never fails to impress me

The Bad

• Slow first half

Editor’s Ratings