Priest

PRIEST (2011) - June 1, 2011
A interesting but flawed film about a future society in which vampires and humans have been at war for years, and in which vampires have been (supposedly) wiped out.  Though the film is a little on the dark/murky side (the stupid 3D glasses probably didn't help), it actually pretty interesting, visually speaking -- the Metropolis/Blade Runner-inspired city, the western-inspired small towns, and the stylish action are highlights.  Paul Bettany was good, if a little one-note, and the dynamic between him and fellow Priest Maggie Q was fairly well done.  But the movie dragged despite a svelte running time of under 90 minutes, and there were fairly long stretches in the film's mid-section in which I had pretty much lost interest.  I'm between two and two and a half for this one, but I think there was more here that I liked than that I did not.  **1/2