Best scene in this whole movie happens within the first 15 minutes when Washington encounters a group of thieves on the road. His clipped dialogue and the ensuing fight sequence was perfect entertainment.
The rest of the movie had it’s interesting moments, but whoever cast that girl from That 70s Show was not thinking correctly. She just didn’t seem desperate enough, or believable as a sometimes whore slash enslaved bar wench in this future time. Nor did I want to see the end when she took off on her own with Washington’s wicked machete as her new toy.
Even though Kelsey’s on-again-off-again girlfriend ruined most of the second half of the movie for me, Washington’s character made up for the majority of the disappointments.
Girl’s Rating: For me, it was worth the watch. For everyone else, if only to see the first 30 minutes... Then put something else on.
Guy’s Review...
To answer the question wether or not that Denzel’s blind in this movie... Well he is. It’s pretty obvious if you pay attention during the movie. There’s even a close up on his eye in the end where he recites the bible.
As an action movie this is pretty good. There’s some cool shot outs and some sweet machete scenes here that will keep the gore fiends hooked in for the duration of the flick. As an idea this movie is good as well. War has scorched the earth, everybody is wearing sunglasses, water is scarce and there’s mostly anarchy all over the place. Denzel has the last bible and he’s protecting it by any means necessary. Lucky for him his pretty skilled at taking people out.
Then there’s Gary Oldman. He plays the bad guy that wants the Bible and wants to use it as a weapon. We all know that Oldman is the best when it comes to villains so you won’t be dissapointed in his delivery here,
When it comes to the plot line it could have been worked on a little bit harder. I mean one bible that will change everything. A blind man defending it? Unless he’s Zatochi I won’t buy it. They pretty much just took “Mad Max” and made it a little bit less better.
Guy’s Rating: I might have slammed it a little bit but it’s still entertaining.
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