Movie Review: "The Book of Eli"

This movie is the most recent addition to the recent explosion of post-apocalyptic stories. Denzel Washington plays Eli, a mysterious loner whose divine vision leads him to journey west across the mayhem of a barren lawless North America with his sacred book. Gary Oldham convincingly portrays Carnegie, an ambitious ruthless ruler who is determined to take Eli’s book. The characters are well developed. The plot of semi-sophisticated, but the running time is too long. Were it not for the salty language, the movie could have forgone it’s “R” rating. Scenes are violent, but not particularly gory by today’s standards.