The Book of Eli
Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis
This postapocalyptic thriller from the Hughes Brothers looks like an amped-up, pulpier, possibly religious, Kung Fu cousin of the recent Cormac McCarthy adaptation The Road. Washington plays a loner walking a desolate, violent American landscape, guarding a secret book that may hold the key to civilization’s rebirth from a band of Mad Maxish miscreants led by Oldman. While sidekick hottie Kunis tends to his scars and private needs during the quiet moments, Washington blows up much stuff and kicks much ass (he did all his own fighting stunts, and trained for the role with Bruce Lee protégé Dan Inosanto).
