Plot Summary
After centuries of war between men and vampires, the Church assigns warrior-priests to vanquish the vampires. The survivors are kept in reserves and hives and the humans live in chaotic cities ruled by the Church. The priests are outcast by the Church, afraid of the power of their fighting skill. When Shannon and Owen Pace, who live in an outpost, are slaughtered by vampires and their daughter Lucy is abducted by the vampires, the local sheriff Hicks seeks out Owen's brother, the Priest, to search for Lucy. The Priest asks permission to Monsignor Orelas but he denies. So the Priest breaks his vows and travels with Hicks to track down the vampires and rescue Lucy before they turn her into a familiar. Sooner the warrior Priestess joins the Priest and Hicks in their quest. imdb
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Director | Scott Stewart |
Producer | Michael DeLuca |
Joshua Donen | |
Mitchell Peck | |
Screenplay | Cory Goodman |
Based On | Priest by Min-Woo Hyung |
Music | Christopher Young |
Cinematography | Don Burgess |
Editing | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
Studio | Tokyopop |
Distributor | Screen Gems |
Release Date | 13 May 2011 |
Running Time | 1 hour, 27 minutes |
Cast
Paul Bettany | Priest |
Karl Urban | Black Hat |
Cam Gigandet | Hicks |
Maggie Q | Pristess |
Lily Collins | Lucy Pace |
Stephen Moyer | Owen Pace |
Madchen Amick | Shannon Pace |
Christopher Plummer | Monsignor Orelas |
Alan Dale | Monsignor Chamberlain |
REEL Review
I have read that this film is based on a Korean comic of the same name. I am not fully aware of the comic, so I am seeing this film as an independent material and just a movie alone.
Regardless of whatever the story in comic is, Priest is a combination of supernatural and action-packed film. I do not know why the vampire slayers have to priests or some spiritually inclined group, but it clearly shows that the elite group is highly skilled and has supernatural abilities to kill vampires.
Not much good things to mention about the story, because it is perceivable from the beginning. And the twist about Lucy being Priest's (the lead role) daughter is a common thing. What is not common about that is, he is a priest. And he has a daughter. Yeee.
Cinematography is just fine. The setting of the film is perfect for the plot. It was a mixture of modern and old architecture. The confession room is very modern. Confessing via video conference, that would be cool. The action scenes are quite impossible in real life. Why would I even say that, it is a supernatural film. But the fighting scenes are detailed and well-executed.
Oh, I should not forget to mention Maggie Q. She is really good in action films. Perfect for a female warrior. After her Naked Weapon film, she even more exemplifies in this genre. More movies Maggie!
Supernaturally fabricated, yet realistically acted. Though, it could have been a better screenplay.
imdb | rottentomatoes | trailer
I have read that this film is based on a Korean comic of the same name. I am not fully aware of the comic, so I am seeing this film as an independent material and just a movie alone.
Regardless of whatever the story in comic is, Priest is a combination of supernatural and action-packed film. I do not know why the vampire slayers have to priests or some spiritually inclined group, but it clearly shows that the elite group is highly skilled and has supernatural abilities to kill vampires.
Not much good things to mention about the story, because it is perceivable from the beginning. And the twist about Lucy being Priest's (the lead role) daughter is a common thing. What is not common about that is, he is a priest. And he has a daughter. Yeee.
Cinematography is just fine. The setting of the film is perfect for the plot. It was a mixture of modern and old architecture. The confession room is very modern. Confessing via video conference, that would be cool. The action scenes are quite impossible in real life. Why would I even say that, it is a supernatural film. But the fighting scenes are detailed and well-executed.
Oh, I should not forget to mention Maggie Q. She is really good in action films. Perfect for a female warrior. After her Naked Weapon film, she even more exemplifies in this genre. More movies Maggie!
Supernaturally fabricated, yet realistically acted. Though, it could have been a better screenplay.
imdb | rottentomatoes | trailer
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