ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Bessie Smyth
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Asad Almond
A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Richie-67-485852
Anything with Denzel in it is worth a look. Now, add a tale of life after earth is destroyed and we have the basis of a story to be told. While it has intrigue, drama and makes you wonder it is a little lean on story as there is so much that these type of movies can cover. Think: Mad Max or the Road. Still it is worth a look and a view. Easy on the snack of choice as some of the people in this movie eat less than savory items. Schedule and ....
iNickR
I have this obsession with post-apocalyptic stories, and IMO, this is one of the better-told ones. I have no idea why I'm fascinated with doomsday (POTUS, I'm looking in your direction) I just am, so I'll watch any movie that has that theme (one of the lowest-rated movies on IMDb is an apocalypse-type film and it's on my Watchlist!)I loved this movie, nearly everything about it in fact. It's not quite in my Top 10, but it is watchable more than once. I've seen it five times already and I can watch it another five time. Gary Oldman is great as the bad guy who thinks he's JC reincarnate (…or dare I say 'God'). It took me three viewings before I was able to 'get' the ending but after I saw the movie again with that understanding, it made for a much better viewing spotting all the cues. Well done. Fans of Gary Oldman or Denzel (a bad-ass!) will love this almost as much as I.
cochrandarin
It's funny how you see less and less reviews on here that actually review a movie based on it's acting and plot development and special effects, etc. and more and more complaining about political correctness, religious content being offensive, movies being 'white washed', etc, etc. (Sigh)...this is my first actual review of a movie on this website, and probably will be my last. Reading a lot of the nonsense on here is just too depressing, as it just demonstrates the sad, sad state of our nation. The truth is, there are some people who will get their little pacifier-sucking feelings hurt and offended if a movie even hints at the existence of God or that the Bible is really a divine book, because they will immediately think there is some sort of 'religious agenda' or it's just 'religious propaganda' or the creators of the movie are trying to cram religion down their throats, etc. Ignore the complainers and watch this movie. They're not worth wasting brain energy on reading their whining. Anyway, on to the movie...it's a great movie. Washington is convincing as a man making his way across the country in a post- apocalyptic world carrying the Bible. I will not throw out spoilers, but we figure out early he's a morally good person on some sort of a mission, or as morally good as one can be trying to survive in a 'Mad Max' world where he has to constantly kill and defend himself against ravenous thug- like scavengers. Oldman, as usual, plays a great bad guy as the villainous 'Carnegie'. But the real star of the show is Jennifer Beals, in my opinion. She plays the blind 'Claudia', Carnegie's tortured girlfriend. Not a stretch to say this is her best role to date, and she still looks great after all of these years. As an action movie, there's plenty of it. Washington is fantastic in the fighting/shooting scenes and the atmosphere of the movie is very effective, giving us the feel of a depressing, disintegrating world where people are just hanging on, trying to survive in a sun- parched desolate land crawling with bad people, doing bad things with no real law to keep them in check. One interesting part was when Washington gives a humbling statement to Mila Kunis' character about the state of the world before the apocalypse and after by telling her, 'People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn't. We threw away things people kill each other for now.' Pretty profound words that the current population could learn from, but the folks that found this movie offensive because of the whole God/Bible element probably found something wrong with that statement too...(sigh). Anyhow, watch the movie when it comes across HBO or Showtime, it's very enjoyable.
bcikasa-96482
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.
