I've always liked The Hughes Brothers. From Menace II Society to Dead Presidents to American Pimp to From Hell, they are amazing filmmakers. That said, The Book Of Eli separates itself from their other films. This is not to say this is a good thing. See, The Book Of Eli lacks what The Hughes Brothers usually have. Examples of what those are-characters, a story, a plot, good acting, good direction, entertainment value, ETC. Look, I could go on and on of how bad of a film The Book Of Eli is. From its boring, stupid, absurd set up to its final, terrible, rip off final twist, The Hughes Brothers, as much as their other films have amazed me, have made an undeniably bad film. Denzel Washington is supposed to be a bad ass at the end of the world, and Gary Oldman is supposed to be the evil gang member who wants Washington's magical book. Mila Kunis is the daughter of Oldman who follows Washington. However, the actors are so painfully dull that none of them can pull of their roles, and the roles, along with the movie becomes stupid and boring. As for the twist, even if the movie was amazing, the last 5 minute twist would have made me hate the movie anyway. Avoid this movie at all costs, and I mean all costs.
Review of The Book of Eli
