The Book of Eli

2010

1h 58m

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A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Directors

Albert Hughes

Allen Hughes

Writers

Gary Whitta(writer by)

Stars

Denzel Washington

Gary Oldman

Mila Kunis

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Carnegie

Solara

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Claudia

George

Engineer

Martha

Martz

Hoyt

Highjacker Leader

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Lora Martinez-Cunningham

Young Woman Highjacker

Scott Wilder

Middle-Aged Man

Directors

Albert Hughes

Allen Hughes

Writers

Gary Whitta(writer by)

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**The Book of Eli is a gritty post-apocalyptic tale with savage action and a twist ending that will make you want to watch it all over again.** The Book of Eli plays like a modern-day Mad Max or other 80s post-apocalyptic tale but stripped of its campiness and reinforced with Denzel’s reliable, powerful, and yet vulnerable performance. Washington’s mysterious Eli is driven and focused solely on his mission, but as the plot progresses, he grows to care for a person in need. The action sequences are brutal and precise, emphasizing Eli’s incredible skill and immediately defining him as a force to be reckoned with. Mika Kunis and Gary Oldman bring strong performances to the supporting cast, further grounding a movie that could have easily ended up as another goofy end-of-the-world film. The ending surprises making the audience want to immediately rewatch the movie with this new revelation and see it with new eyes. The Book of Eli is one of my favorite Denzel movies in a catalog of incredible films.

mooney24011 Feb, 2023