The Book of Eli is the new film by the Hughes Brothers, Starring Denzel washington, Mila Kunis and Gary Oldman. The film itself revolves around Denzel's character traveling to the west of America thirty years after an apocalyptic event. The end is coming/post apocolypse plot is being thrown around a lot lately (2012,The Road), but does Book of Eli do these plots justice?. Having seen the film, I thought it was very well executed/directed spare a few obvious cheats such as some of the fight scenes ,notably the first, where it was shot in the shadows under a bridge so as not to show Denzel's stunt double. Also the product placement was a bit ridiculous at some stages such as a MOTOROLA megaphone and BEATS headphones. Other than these minor distractions , I think the film was great. It has all you'd want from a film of this category(An ass kicking lead, guns and lots of fighting). My favorite element of the film was probably the twist at the end which i won't spoil for you. It's less of a twist and more of a reveal. Looking back on some of the hints dropped it was probably obvious trough the whole film . But if you don't pick up on the hints you'll definitely be surprised. The acting was great, the action was plentiful and the film itself was directed very well. The Book of Eli is in cinemas now and I highly recommend your going to see it.
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