Book Of Eli Movie Review #2
By:Windy
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In seeing the previews, one might call The Book of Eli “The Road, with Action”. After reading Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic book, “The Road”, there was no doubt this film would have a similar backdrop.
Eli, terrifically played by Denzel Washington, is a loner in a wild west inspired post natural-disaster world where one must be tough mentally and physically to survive.
Washington displays the perfect calm yet bad-ass attitude that we’ve come to expect from his action roles. Without skipping a beat, he rids derelicts of their appendages, lives and pride at the same time. You’re not quite sure where he is going or what his mission is in the beginning of the film, but you quickly understand his resolve to accomplish his mission.
Along his journey, Eli meets a charming young lady named Solara, ironically named after the natural disaster that turned the world into the dust pile it is today. Played my Mila Kunis, Solara is “owned” by the leader of a small town, Carnegie, played by Gary Oldman. Mila meets Eli while he is passing through town and quickly follows him out of town like a lost kitten. However, she’s not quite a kitten. Kunis delivers an astonishingly dramatic performance for someone who is best known for her role in the comedy “That 70’s Show.” Though she isn’t physically strong, Kunis convincingly portrays her drive to help Eli complete his mission.
The antagonist, Carnegie, is a typical bad guy - stops at nothing to get what he wants, hurts women and orders henchman to execute his plans. Oldman, a well-established actor, surprisingly didn’t add much to the part, which could have just as easily been played by any Gary Busey-type.
The physical set of the film combined with the gray-filtered filming brings a realistic feeling to this decimated earth. At no point does one have to suspend belief about the time or location of the film (that’s not to say there aren’t other parts of the film that make you disbelieve). The realistic approach to the setting combined with Washington’s determined performance and Kunis’ emotionally charged delivery makes this a film worth seeing in the theater.
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