It seems no matter how hard star Paul Bettany tries to establish himself as an action hero, he keeps choosing poor scripts.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 7, 2023

The film looks good and the action sequences have zip, but the characters are underdeveloped and the dialogue is dire.

| Dec 5, 2020

Paul Bettany is an intriguing choice as Priest, but his performance is so devoid of life that it might as well have been Brandon Routh.

| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 20, 2020

The movie Priest was a surprisingly racist, semi-coherent piece of mindless Hollywood idiocy, complete with genocidal fantasies, derivative Blade-Runner-future stylings, and please-please-please-grant-us-a-sequel tripe ending.

| Sep 16, 2019

There isn't anything here that is nurtured enough to resonate either emotionally or mythologically once the film is over.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 15, 2019

It's everything you've enjoyed in every genre film you've ever seen rolled into one package, although it seems to lose something when added into the sum of its parts.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 4, 2018

It's just a shame this world is populated with such one-dimensional, humourless characters.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 24, 2018

Even with hives of cool-looking vampires, cowboys on motorcycles, and ninja priests, there are some stories that are just too dumb to live.

| May 26, 2018

Another broad yet eclectic little genre-blender to (maybe) toss into your rental queue.

| Aug 26, 2015

Priest is one of those films you will forget about approximately five minutes after it's over. There is absolutely nothing memorable here.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Mar 13, 2013

The good news is that Priest is not nearly as painful to sit through as Legion. But that's about it for the good news.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 15, 2013

Priest is a lousy action movie with boring characters, a convoluted plot, and, most unforgivable, very little compelling action.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 2, 2012

"Priest" is one of those films you will forget about approximately five minutes after it's over. There is absolutely nothing memorable or noteworthy about it

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 20, 2012

anyone who has seen the trailer has seen a good 80% of anything worth watching here

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 16, 2011

90 minutes of inconsequential action and clich recycling...painful to watch a semi-interesting setup get squandered and become stuffed into a familiar-as-hell framework where nothing ever seems at stake.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 9, 2011

Bettany is a great actor who does melancholy very well, he also has a sense of mischief. It would be nice to see it shine a bit before it, too, fades to grey.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 25, 2011

Its visual style veers between bleached desert tones and slimy undercover dankness, but the 3D version is undistinguished.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 25, 2011

Some scenes on the train have a certain chill, but overall this is likely to short-change genre lovers.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 25, 2011

At the very least, the film's herky-jerky mood swings will keep viewers on their toes long after they become bored with the main plot.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 25, 2011

What's not to like about badass Catholic vigilantes who fly through the air to punch demons in the face? (Don't answer that.)

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 25, 2011