Review: Priest

[rating=4]

The 3D seems to be post production. It adds nothing of value on the balance of things. It’s not bad perse, it’s just not worth it.

On to the film. It’s sci-fi, set in an alternate reality where humanity has been fighting vampires for a very long time. With the formation of an order of warrior priests, the vampires are finally defeated, and stuck in reservations, while most of humanity lives in polluted walled cities. The Priests are disbanded as an order, and made to reintegrate.

There are serious hints of alienation and PTSD there, which is nice to see. Unsurprisingly, the Priests are not as respected as they should be, feared by the people, and by those that trained and commanded them.

If you think I just dropped a spoiler bomb, that’s all in an exposition dump, just a few minutes in.

Visually, aside from the 3D, it’s a good looking film. The plot is fairly linear, on rails even, but it works. And the vampires don’t sparkle. They look like they escaped from the Doom movie. 😉 Massive physical changes.

Not a stunning film, but enjoyable to watch, none the less.