"The Book of Eli" Release Date 01/15/2010
January 17, 2010
With it’s release date soon arriving, people are already talking about “The book of Eli”. Since it’s starring Denzel Washington I don’t actually care what the professional critics say, I say this is going to be a good movie!
Set in a post apocalyptic future, in the year 2034, the action is centered around Eli (Denzel Washington), the holder / owner of the last bible, that he knows of. Eli guards this bible with his life, believing that it will redeem the remaining humanity. I really don’t know more about the movie except what you can see in the trailer.
The thing is that critics have decided to make out of this movie an example, so that producers will understand that we are kind of bored of Apocalypse movies, after the “brilliant” “2012″ and “The Road”. The second I have not seen yet, and I don’t believe I’m going to.
“Variety” magazine, although not giving a proper review, but more of a summary of the story, they rated “The Book of Eli” with a C and consider this will not be one of Denzel Washington’s (who is also a producer here) money makers. “San Francisco Chronicle” also rated the movie with a C, but is more indulging with it and considers it to be a bit better the the other apocalyptic movies we see everywhere with a more “dynamic action”. It considers “The Book of Eli”as actually the story of the clash between good and evil, humanitarians and dictators, and enlightens us in how culture can reconstruct a society. The best grade “The Book of Eli” gets is B, and one magazine I will mention here. Michael Phillips from “The Chicago Tribune” although laughs at the predictability of the movie he appreciates “it’s scale” and how the characters “breathe”. He considers the movie is quite simply better acted and has a better story-line then the other “end of the world” movies.
As stated before even with bad press and stuff, I can’t wait to see it! I will most likely come back with a review as soon as possible.
