So recently I've been after film suggestions more, and one that was mentioned was Priest. I'd never even heard of it before let alone watched it, so I finally made time to do so today. I didn't know anything about it so wasn't sure what to expect, but I wasn't disappointed, so let's begin.
I'm still unsure how well known or popular Priest is, so in case many of you have yet to see it, I'll try to hold back on any spoilers.
Directed by Scott Stewart, Priest is an American science fiction film mixed with horror as well as action, a whole lot of action! It stars Paul Bettany as Priest along with Karl Urban (Black Hat), Lily Collins (Lucy), and Maggie Q (Priestess), and my God is the acting brilliantly done. The are the actors that mainly stood out to me, but not just because of being main characters, but because of how well they fit into each role. As one of the only women in the film Maggie Q is amazing, and not your typical female character either, she's quite the tough woman proving that we don't always need to be portrayed as stereotypical weak people. Karl Urban was quite creepy as Black Hat, but I loved that about his character. He wasn't like the other vampires at all which made him stand out more and added some mystery to him. As Priest, Paul Bettany was incredible. I'd only seen him in one other film which was extremely different to this, but it just shows how well some people can adapt to playing different types of roles.
The plot of the film is around its society that was once at war with vampires, yes that's right, a war between humans and vampires, and the city gets ruled by the church. The church had previously found those they turned into priests, working for them to do the work of God and live life by their rules. Although the clergy believe the vampires are gone since the war ended, the kidnapping of Priests niece proves otherwise, and he goes against his vow of not going against the church in order to set out to find her, fighting through everything he faces on his way. On his journey Priest is joined by Hicks (Lucy's boyfriend) and a former priestess who set out to warn Priest, excellently played by Maggie Q. The three of them form a plan to take out the one that took Lucy, and to safely rescue her with hopes she isn't infected
Right from the start of the film its clear that a lot has gone in to its production. Before even getting into the action there is an animated scene which shows the war that went on years previously, and soon after the story starts and the action unfolds. The action is incredible and almost non-stop, but it just keeps you hooked making you not want to look away or even pause the film for a second, in order to find out what will happen next. Although saying that, it is also slightly gory as Priest kills what I think are some of the vampire 'masters'.
Along with the amazing action, it has a pretty good soundtrack to go with it. Its eerie when necessary and so dramatic throughout the action packed shots. The sound effects are awesome as well, I've not before seen a film that puts in so much effort to how a knife sounds, but within Priest they've taken the extra effort to make sounds during the weapons use. It adds something amazing to what is already a really good film!
Although it is so far from any film I would usually choose to watch, I thought it was such a good one and I'm glad I took the recommendation, so in turn I'll recommend it to anyone reading this. It might surprise you just as much as it did me.
Until next time my lovelies, thanks for reading :) x
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