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Based on the reviews I was expecting a pretty crappy movie but surprisingly it wasn't? Honestly I didn't think it was bad and I actually enjoyed it but that's not to say this movie had problems.
For starters the overall feel of the movie felt a tad dull, I don't know who to point the finger at for that but this movie just felt dull. There was a uneasy blend of genres, it tried to be a horror, mystery, action film but it wasn't. There were maybe really only two "boo" moments nothing really scary, there wasn't a lot of suspense or mystery(The plot twist wasn't all that exciting) but at least they nailed the action parts. The dialogue wasn't too bad but could have used some work. I also wanted more from the characters, sometimes I actually like it when filmmakers don't spoon feed us and actually make us think about the character/story/morals ect. but here some back story or more character development would have been nice especially for Bettany's character because I found his character interesting and throughout the movie I wanted more. That's another thing, this movie felt rushed and was wayyy to short. I know some people were probably happy about this but I think they could have developed the characters more. I wouldn't have minded an extra 15-20 minutes which I know may seem a lot but this movie is only 1 hour and 27 minutes... Like I said I'm sure there are some people out there who were happy about this but I think with an extra 15-20 minutes more it could have been better.
Now the good things about the movie. This movie was stylish and I give props to the director for that. I loved the cool weapons in this movie, the ninja star crosses, the cross that was a dagger, the cool(I don't know what it's called) but the cool cross that was chained and the woman priest used it during the train scene. Though I'm non-religious(I'm catholic but I don't practice it nor do I care about it) I loved the whole idea that priests are these supper humans with god-like powers and none of the religious themes bored me(unlike church school, when I just wanted to bang my head on the desk till it was over). The acting is great and I liked Paul Bettany more here than in Legion. The action sequences were well done and for a PG-13 movie this was pretty violent, the priest woman actually rips a guy into pieces at one point. Funny how this constitutes as PG-13 stuff but when movies that have no violence, nudity, or sex but say the F word once or twice those get R Ratings? Anyways, the visuals were nice too, the city looked great and the vampires didn't look too bad either. I think this movie was better than Legion. The Story and plot this time around wasn't confusing and the story actually felt kind of fresh in a way. It wasn't entirely something new but it's different from most vampire movies.
Overall a decent film, this is the kind of film that would be nice to watch on a Friday night or something if you have nothing to do but don't expect too much. I didn't, and that's probably the reason why I enjoyed this film. So good acting, good action, good visuals, it's stylish, good story/plot but it just felt too rushed, the characters weren't too developed(I wish they were more developed), it felt dull, it was too short(only an hour and 27 minutes), and there was an uneasy blend between the genres. This movie had potential to be a lot better but for what it is, it's not bad.
