‘The Book of Eli’, directed by the Hughes brothers, is one apocalyptic disappointment after another. The disappointments don’t necessarily come from any single element. Rather, the film’s attitude of taking itself too seriously may have been the reason for the mediocrity.
‘The Book of Eli’ takes place after what we can assume was a nuclear war. Eli, played wonderfully by Denzel Washington, is on a spiritual journey across the arid landscape of what is left of the world. His mission? Take The Bible west. Along the way he comes across the book-obsessed villain Carnegie (Gary Oldman) and one of his servants Solara (Mila Kunis). Mix in some stylish action, a washed out color scheme, ‘Mad Max’ type architecture and technology, and a plot twist that seems gimmicky and there you have it, a mediocre post-apocalypse film.
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