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Created Jan 17, 2010 11:10PM PST • Edited Jan 17, 2010 11:10PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   This post-apocalyptic spaghetti western did little more than add a few new twists and modern action to an old and tired theme. Sure, Denzel fit the part really well, and destruction of bad guys always inspires a few hoots from the audience, but really – there wasn’t much original at all except for the overtone of religion as the savior of mankind gone awry.

4. Acting

   OK 2.5

   Denzel didn’t really have to act to work well in this role. He just had to look cool and somewhat realistic as he exhibited superhuman bad-guy killing skills. Everyone else seemed to be doing barely more than remembering their lines and following direction.

5. Male Stars OK 2.5

6. Female Stars OK 2.5

7. Female Costars OK 2.5

8. Male Costars OK 2.5

10. Film

    OK 2.5

    Take an old-fashioned western, apply it to a post-nuclear holocaust world, and some old mad-max style bad guys — and you could have written this film also. Ok, it wasn’t terrible, just relatively unimaginative — well, except for the religious push.

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.5

    A little limb-severing, and blood squirting action.

17. Sex Titillating 2.5

18. Violence Fierce 2.5

19. Rudeness Salty 2.5

21. Reality

    Supernatural 3.1

22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.1

23. Biological Supernatural 3.1

24. Physical Supernatural 3.1