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By Clay Cane (203) for BET.com (238) on 20 Jan 2010

I hope the Hughes Brothers abandon these wannabe Hollywood glamor flicks and go back to gritty, raw dramas -- like 'Dead Presidents' and 'Menace…

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By Jordan Farley (104) for SFX Magazine (298) on 19 Jan 2010

With an appealing Western vibe, its fair share of dazzling set-pieces and some interesting ideas bubbling beneath the surface, Eli defies lazy…

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By Frank Wilkins (257) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 19 Jan 2010

The movie occasionally teeters on greatness, especially from a visual standpoint, but nearly every brilliant moment is countered by five boneheaded…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 19 Jan 2010

A curious twist on the postapocalyptic genre that keeps all the desolate visual trappings but uses them in the service of an overtly religious…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for At the Movies (175) on 19 Jan 2010

I'm not going to give it away, but there's a final plot twist in this movie that is beyond absurd…

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By Diana Saenger (322) for ReviewExpress.com (294) on 18 Jan 2010

The film's somewhat religious plot appears creative and intriguing as does the mysterious man who carries the book…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 18 Jan 2010

One would have to invoke supernatural influences to make it believable, and that is pretty much what is being invoked…

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By Jeff Bayer (445) for The Scorecard Review (437) on 18 Jan 2010

Without a second viewing I'm actually not sure if talking about it will simply drive me nuts or impress me more. I'm leaning toward nuts…

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By Robert Levin (797) for Critic's Notebook (199) on 17 Jan 2010

The movie entwines itself in a pedestrian chase-oriented narrative that drags along before descending into irredeemably inexplicable silliness…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 17 Jan 2010

Water and Chap Stick may be difficult to come by in the post-apocalyptic world of The Book of Eli, but ammunition certainly is not…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for NewsBlaze (855) on 17 Jan 2010

Despite Denzel Washington turning in a trademark, charismatic performance underscored by appropriately monochromatic cinematography, the film…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 17 Jan 2010

Drab and solemn, it's yet another post-apocalyptic drama, delivering bloodshed that's punctuated by poetic psalms…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 16 Jan 2010

Not long into the production the words get uttered that turn a stylish, well-done, well-acted production to predictable mush…

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By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Mania.com (396) on 16 Jan 2010

The R-rated mayhem shows imagination and flair, extrapolated from interesting ideas that poke into corners of this genre we haven't seen before…

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By Michelle Alexandria (310) for Eclipse Magazine (446) on 16 Jan 2010

Rejoice, Hollywood has made a movie that the Religious Right can like - if you take away the blood and gore…

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By Brandon Judell (340) for CultureCatch (133) on 16 Jan 2010

If quickly edited dismemberment, misogyny, and commercialized spirituality, all enacted to an annoying score composed by Atticus Ross, is your…

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By Kit Bowen (393) for The Movie Kit (95) on 16 Jan 2010

This adrenaline-fueled cross between The Road Warrior and The Ten Commandments gets a tad heavy-handed at times…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 15 Jan 2010

The surprise ending almost matches the denouement of The Sixth Sense as an audience grabber…

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By Kurt Loder (858) for MTV (492) on 15 Jan 2010

The Book of Eli is a movie that attains perfection, of a sort -- it's perfectly ridiculous…

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By Rick Mele (21) for AskMen.com (164) on 15 Jan 2010

Denzel Washington deserves equal credit for this, delivering his best Man with No Name impression as a Bible-thumping hero in a much more literal…

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