Thursday, January 5, 2012

Priest

I also took the opportunity of watching Priest trying to watch some kick ass action scenes without having to give a shit about the movie itself. This movie failed wholesale at even those modest expectations I had. The only good action you could've watched in the trailer, but I'll give this movie some kind of real review. Paul Bettany is a "Priest", or a man trained by the church to hunt and kill vampires. He's haunted by the death of his friend and fellow Priest Karl Urban who he could have saved. Karl Urban didn't die but was re-born as a man/vampire who has great power. He kidnaps Bettany's niece and kills his brother and brother's wife in the process. Bettany undoes his vows to the church and goes hunting. Cam Gigandet is simply the worst actor I've ever witnessed. He has no real emotion or talent. He does confused and stupid for his only two looks/emotions. Bettany is solid and pretty badass, but super one-dimensional as expected. Maggie O looks good and is solid as well. Lilly Collins is hot, she'll be in some movies as she can look VERY young, but she's 22, so dirty thoughts are nothing to be ashamed of (didn't know that until looking at her IMDB profile...). Bettany finds vampires are still in full force unlike society has been led to believe by the church, crap ensues.

Bottom Line: 3.1 out of 10. Some decent fights/effects but the acting and plot are just fucking terrible. Nothing is good about this film except that it's only 80 minutes of my life instead of 100 I won't be getting back.

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