For once, I do agree with the rating given on IMDb.com. I always pride myself on proving the general consensus wrong, and in this case I wasn't able to. While I hate to admit it this movie seems to be lacking too much for it to become a good movie.
The premise in itself is thin. The story is incredibly empty if there is even a story. And with barely a story there are too many scenes where it seems to be dragging. Paul Bettany does his best to be badass. And he almost managed it. (You really have to give credit to the guy doing so much with so very little.) But there weren't many scenes for him to pull that off. (Shame on you, director Scott Stewart. Who? Exactly! He did direct Legion, though, and I really enjoyed that one.) Yes, the action scenes were the most fun. Only there weren't that many of them. It felt like the editor misplaced or lost some essential scenes and replaced them with stills or paranormal views hoping that nobody would notice. Or if the director really intended the movie to play out like it did then he should be ashamed. One small highlight though, the vampires are very different creatures from the vampires we are familiar with. They were quite menacing. Only also quite underused.
A film like this begs to go overboard with its action and mayhem, and Priest is too reserved and minimal. It is like the director wanted to direct a serious film for once and thought he could convince everyone who was able to. You failed Scott Stewart. Overall "Priest" is most suited for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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