Priest

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Priest

PG-13

2011

1h 27m

Fantasy

Horror

Action

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In a society ravaged by centuries of war between humans and vampires, a legendary warrior priest (Paul Bettany), a veteran of the last conflict, lives in an enclosed city ruled by the church. When a murderous pack of vampires kidnaps his niece (Lily Collins), the priest breaks his sacred vows and sets out to rescue her before the bloodsuckers put the bite on her. Joining him on his quest are his niece's boyfriend (Cam Gigandet) and a former priestess (Maggie Q) with supernatural fighting skills.

Critics Consensus

Sleek and stylish, but those qualities are wasted on a dull, derivative blend of sci-fi, action, and horror.

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

08/24/2018

2/5

It's just a shame this world is populated with such one-dimensional, humourless characters.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

08/25/2011

2/5

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.

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

08/25/2011

2/5

Its visual style veers between bleached desert tones and slimy undercover dankness, but the 3D version is undistinguished.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/07/2023

1.5/4

It seems no matter how hard star Paul Bettany tries to establish himself as an action hero, he keeps choosing poor scripts.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

12/05/2020

The film looks good and the action sequences have zip, but the characters are underdeveloped and the dialogue is dire.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/20/2020

2.5/4.0

Paul Bettany is an intriguing choice as Priest, but his performance is so devoid of life that it might as well have been Brandon Routh.

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Gareth L

@RT25841065 May 5

I wouldn't say its the worst movie Ive ever seen. Its more like a low budget B-movie that lived beyond expectations and a little more money was thrown in for the CGI. Gives a little bit of a back story, then just runs with it for the entire movie. Only similarities from the comics is that hes a priest, nothing more. So if you are a fan of the original comics, you'll be truly disappointed to find the adaption is nothing like them. Theres a mixed reaction towards the acting. Some say its great and some say its bad. Its not that bad, it hold up with any other mediocre movie, but certainly ain't that great. I say its fair. Very much of a fantasy horror film, kinda reminds me of a Marvel movie that was made quite some time ago, and hadnt aged well. Think of Ghostrider with Nicolas Cage and how bad it was. Or if the film was a bad Underworld that aged poorly Also felt that they were writing in different parts of the film as they went along with nobreal direction. Was straight to the point

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Roberto G

@RT39771208 Mar 20

Stylish . Fast . Sci ty.. with great acting ... Love the cgi for its time ... Action, horror and vampires .....

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B. S

@starkeyb Feb 9

Entertaining, dark and gritty filming, simple but effective plot line. doesnt deserve low RT rating. Good acting throughout.

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Jeepers C

@RT12312147 Feb 7

This movie is awesome. The atmosphere is great and the scenes are well done. One of my favorites.

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taffie J

@Taffie Jan 8

I liked it, bit of fun. I watched it a few times now

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Aladin P

@Aladin Nov 4

Priest is a good movie i can watching this movie

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Synopsis

In a society ravaged by centuries of war between humans and vampires, a legendary warrior priest (Paul Bettany), a veteran of the last conflict, lives in an enclosed city ruled by the church. When a murderous pack of vampires kidnaps his niece (Lily Collins), the priest breaks his sacred vows and sets out to rescue her before the bloodsuckers put the bite on her. Joining him on his quest are his niece's boyfriend (Cam Gigandet) and a former priestess (Maggie Q) with supernatural fighting skills.

Director: Scott Stewart
Producer: Michael De Luca, Joshua Donen, Mitchell Peck
Screenwriter: Cory Goodman
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Michael De Luca, Stars Road Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Intense Sequences of Action|Intense Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.1M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital