Priest (2011)

Release date: 2011-11-29
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Scott Stewart
Production Co: Screen Gems, Michael De Luca Productions, Stars Road Entertainment
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 27min

Storyline

PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic action thriller, is set in an alternative world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

Plot Keywords

vampire, priest, based on comic book, dystopia, mountain, vampire hunter, warrior, church, cigarette smoking, flask, death of brother, revelation, stabbed in the shoulder, knife in chest, knife throwing, post apocalypse, heavy rain, motorcycle, on the run, insubordination

Short Review

Bettany is a great actor who does melancholy very well, he also has a sense of mischief. It would be nice to see it shine a bit before it, too, fades to grey.