In this post-apocalyptic drama, Gary Oldman plays the creepy villain, hell bent on doing whatever it takes to retrieve a copy of the King James Bible. He is led to believe mysterious badass, Eli, has the book in his posession, and all hell breaks loose when he tries to pry the book from the hands of the mysterious keeper of the bible.
The Truth
The truth is, The Book of Eli sucked. There was a promising story here, tangled in this redunancy of shootouts and predicability. Nothing really happens until the 45 minute mark, unless you cound the odd gratuitous fight scene. Scenes like these show no purpose, other than to show you how tough Eli could be, how vicious he was… and how low mankind has sunken in this new lawless climate.
I mean, nothing at all interesting happens till the movie is half over, and you’ll wonder why it was there to begin with. Why are you showing me how tough Eli is, if we know it won’t matter when it counts. Why are you showing me how good of a shot he is, if he can’t actually hit Gary Oldman with a deadly shot, but only hits him in the knee?
Why is this show a complete rip of the Road Warrior, but they fight for water and a copy of The Bible, instead of Gasoline. How do they even have gasoline, and why aren’t they running diesel generators? How is Mila Kunis still hot after years of zero feminine hygiene? All these questions are totally ignored, and without good reason. We aren’t told of the battle that ended mankind as we know it, we are just told to accept it so the plot works.
I haven`t been this bored in some time while watching a movie, it was painful at times. The Book of Eli lacked characters I cared about, action that made any sense, and holes in the plot that are too huge to overlook.
What’s Good About It?
Nothing.
What’s bad about it?
Gary Oldman works his character a little too hard. Dare I say .. overacting?
What I learned
Apparently, your ipod will still work after apocalyptic events occur.
The Verdict
A waste of your time, and mine, The Book of Eli was an enormous disappointment to say the least. Avoid this movie at all costs.
