Some years after an apocalyptic event, a man named Eli is traveling across the country carrying a book. Coming into a small town of survivors, he encounters a man called Carnegie, who wants the book for himself.
The Hughes Brothers, directors of From Hell and Menace II Society among others, have created an interesting and thoughtful action movie, that also carries a message of faith and hope. The action set-pieces are well handled, and the photography of the movie, is very well done. While the setting itself isn’t particularly new, along similar lines to Mad Max and other movies of this kind, they still get some pretty impressive visuals.
They are also helped by having two of the best actors around in this movie. Denzel Washington carries the movie easily and is also very convincing in the action sequences. Gary Oldman as Carnegie gives a performance more in line with some earlier work, such as Leon than some recent performances but he is always worth watching. The rest of the cast, led by Mila Kunis all give good support.
If I have a concern for the movie, it’s about the final moments of the movie, where a final twist happens. Without giving it away, I’m not completely sure it works within the movie.
But it’s a minor issue. Up till then, this is a solid action movie, that doesn’t overly rely on CGI, which is rare in recent action movies.
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