This film was directed by Scott Charles Stewart known for Legion. He has done visual effects on films like Sin City and The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Those alone should make you want to see the visual effects in this film.
Paul Bettany plays the Priest. He seems to always be in a film that has religion as one of the catalysts of the film. Karl Urban plays his nemesis in the film. Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lilly Collins, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Plummer, Alan Dale, and Madchen Amick play main characters in this film as well. I have to give a shout out to the makeup artists as that is where my passion lies. Chris Alex, David J. Barker, Dylan Boeddeker, Michael Copeland, John Frazier, Tommy Frazier, Joe Giles, Brian Goehring, Stephen Imhoff, and Raymond C. King, you guys rock!
The film starts with a bang! We get to find out just how brutal these vampires are. Then we are taken to where the priest is living. Post apocolyptic times, dark and much despair, and all are under the direction of the Monsignor Orelas ( Christopher Plummer). Everything is run by the church. Oppression is highly visible.
The Priests were an order to kill vampires but was dismantled by the church. Our main character Paul Bettany finds out his daughter was taken by the vampires and goes on a quest to get her back. He breaks his vows, leaving the city followed by fellow priests the church sends out to bring him back dead or alive. These Priests are not normal Priests, they are themselves killing machines. A battle between good and evil, God versus Religion, man versus beast entails.There is never a dull moment in this film. It keeps your attention at every turn.
Those that read my reviews, and I know I don't use exciting words, or go into much detail, but I am trying to write for all people not just ones that have PhD's and want a quick review. Thanks for reading, Wiccanz
