I knew a film from the same team that brought us last year's disastrous Legion wouldn't be a good film. Priest did manage to surpass my expectations, but it's still pretty bad. Priest is a case of being a ridiculous film that takes itself way too seriously. It's kind of hard to have a film about a vampire-killing priest with loads of cheesy dialogue with the tone of a stone-serious film. If this film had a sense of humor or even a less serious tone, it probably would have been watchable. Karl Urban is the only person involved with this film that get the memo of how stupid this film is. His performance as the villian, Black Hat, is gloriously over-the-top. Every time he is on screen, the film becomes kind of fun. The rest of the cast is completely lifeless. It's actually kind of sad watching Paul Bettany, who really is a great actor, drone through this role. The only saving grace of Priest is the action. The action sequences are highly-stylized and well-shot. It's really kind of a waste that quality action like this is wasted in a below average film. It's not a complete failure, but Priest falls short with it's overly serious tone and lack of excitement.
2/5 Stars
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