Los Angeles Times blogger Patrick Goldstein surmised, from the looks of the previews, that The Book of Eli was just another post-apocalyptic action flick.

Then he adds, "But wait. It turns out that the movie may end up being a huge hit in the heartland, since to hear the New York Post's Kyle Smith tell it, the film is actually a "Christian blockbuster." Smith, one of the few openly conservative critics at work today, . . . sees Eli as being "like The Road Warrior as rewritten by St. Paul."

Denzel Washington, who stars in the title role (as "Eli," not "The Book," in case you were wondering), is a Christian, so it'll be interesting to see how it plays out.