The Book Of Eli

A film about the ultimate 'Bible basher'. Denzel is the badass man of faith on a mission to protect the last Bible on Earth after some future apocalyptic event - probably caused by a war started because of religious conflict. Interesting irony there. One character even describes the Bible as 'the ultimate weapon'. On the surface this seems like quite a lightweight film but it does challenge you to think about your own faith in a few parts, a concept I was not expecting from something produced by Joel Silver. Maybe it was just because I was in quite a reflective mood when watching it. I definitely think you'll get more out of this movie if you're prepared to go with it.

Of course if you can't be arsed to do that, you can still sit back and enjoy the fighty-fight scenes. They're really well done. The film is shot in an almost 'hyper unreal' style and one duff up underneath a bridge is entirely silhouetted and feels just like watching a live action graphic novel. Another set-piece involving an assault on a house is the movie's stand out moment. Filmed as if in one take, we follow grenades and bullets in and out of the windows and walls and see the damage to men, machines and masonry as it happens. It's bloody good and to top it off you also have a wild-eyed Michael Gambon mowing down baddie types with a machine gun. Get raw, Dumbledore.

With plenty of memorable scenes, a compelling story and a few genuine surprises - the biggest being how much I enjoyed it - The Book Of Eli is definitely worth a look. Have faith.