Why 8 out of 10? The "Book of Eli" in my opinion is a great movie. Knocking off 2 stars only because I'm a huge "Mad Max" series fan, and this movie came well after that series. So originality, is sacrificed. This is a post apoocolypse film, good vs. evil again, with great acting, and sets/story/costumes. It is well worth seeing, and keeps you guessing.

The Book of Eli has an interesting ring to it that makes the viewer think one thing when the meaning is something else entirely. The Book of Eli is a 2010 American post-apocalyptic film with a very neo-Western, action, dram ties to it. Directed by the Hughes brothers, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington (Eli), Gary Oldman (Carnegie), Mila Kunis (Solara), Ray Stevenson (Redridge), and Jennifer Beals (Claudia). The story itself is creative and resonates around Eli, a nomad in world ripped apart by nuclear war. We come to find out he travels because he feels it is his destiny and a voice says a path will be laid out for him to deliver a book. The history of the post-war world is explained along the way, as is the importance of Eli's task. He is a warrior, a voice of the voiceless and will stop at nothing along the way to bring the book to where he feels it belongs. Tremendous performances from Denzel and Gary Oldman. The editing was a little choppy in places but does not take away from the story. The film relishes in it's pivotal message as to do more for others than you do for yourself. All in all a good film for it's length and pace. I give it a solid 7 out of 10

May contain spoilers...I don't know how to rate this film...Why couldn't he have saved the Constitution, Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Naked Lunch, The Outsiders, no the one book that gives us hope...because it leaves the imagination with little else... Now if he got to the end and read it and was like "Hell Naw" "Some one played the Li for a damn blind fool." and then he slashed it and the table in half and it said: To Be Continued, like the matrix... it would have been interesting at least.

I've watched this movie many times since its release and it still impresses. The first time I watched it I was simply along for the ride. Every viewing after the first, knowing whats going on, I'm able to see more and enjoy the story that much more.In the reviews you may see people referencing religion. There is no religion in this movie. Religion is a man made construct. What you will encounter is the human experience. Despair, hopelessness, tyranny, evil and the human struggle to be better and serve a purpose beyond our simple existence.The movie revolves around God, as presented in the Bible. If you believe in the Bible and God then this fictional story is not crazy, outrageous or outlandish. The idea that a man can be chosen by God to complete a seemingly impossible task is not only possible, it's historically accurate.