The Reverend (2011)

A Reverend begins his first day at his new parish only to be bitten by a vampire. His faith is soon tested when his thirst for blood and an encounter with a prostitute gives him a thirst for justice.

Director:

Neil Jones

Writer:

Neil Jones

Stars:

Rutger Hauer, Tamer Hassan, Doug Bradley

Cast

Credited cast:
Rutger Hauer	...	Withstander
Tamer Hassan	...	Harold Hicks
Doug Bradley	...	Reverend Andrews
Shane Richie	...	Prince
Edmund Kingsley	...	Thug
Emily Booth	...	Tracy
Simon Phillips	...	Detective
Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Almighty
Marcia Do Vales	...	Girl
Helen Griffin	...	Mrs. Jenkins
Dominic Burns	...	Big Bazza
Mads Koudal	...	Viking
Richie Woodhall	...	Inspector Rodin
Stuart Brennan	...	The Reverend
Neil Jones	...	Mugger

Storyline

Fresh from seminary school a new Reverend embarks on his first parish. A small, low maintenance Chapel based in the quiet idyllic setting of a quiet country village. While on the surface the village seems to be a peaceful parish, with perfect residents, soon it becomes apparent that something more sinister lurks beneath the façade of a local businessman. On a wet, cold night a mysterious girl visits The Reverend at the chapel. Cold and upset she is welcomed in warmly, soon it becomes apparent that her visit is not for sanctuary but to deliver a message, a message in the form of a deep, bloody bite... Awoken with an unknown, uncontrollable thirst a confused Reverend can find no evidence of the girl from the night before, with nothing but the thirst and memory of the bite, The Reverend embarks on his mandate, to clean up the village and the neighbouring estate, by preaching or feasting. With striking visuals from one of Britain's rising directors, a stellar cast of horror legends, ...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | topless female nudity | public nudity | black and white film | 

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Taglines:

Evil has a new enemy...

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Das Blut der Priester

Filming Locations:

South Wales, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burn Hand Film Productions, Templeheart Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color Black and White (some sequences)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the Book of Job.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie when the Reverend gets bitten the Girl seems to have taken a large chunk out of his neck. You can see the chunk missing for some scenes until he has cleaned the wound and it just moved to a extremely large bite wound. Then in another shot the wound moved from just being on his neck to being on his Jaw and neck. It also seems to switch sides with each scene.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ronda Rousey/Selena Gomez (2016)

User Reviews

Forgive the vampire, Father, for he have sinned...

For a vampire movie then "The Reverend" is different from many other vampire movies. And as such, that is an interesting take on the vampire mythology. However, as far as enjoyment goes, then "The Reverend" was a drag and really uneventful.

The story is about a young reverend (played by Stuart Brennan) who just started his work in a new town. He is savagely attacked by a seductive woman vampire and ends up becoming a vampire himself. Armed with his faith in God and his newfound thirst for blood, the reverend sets out to clean out all the bad seeds in the town.

Storywise, then "The Reverend" was really, really boring. Sure, this was an alternate take on an otherwise stereotypical vampire genre. And it was a bold approach and take on the genre, I will say that much. But ultimately it was a take that didn't fully manifested itself in any possible enjoyable way, and the story seemed rather irrelevant and pointless.

Initially, I picked this up because of Rutger Hauer and Doug Bradley - which was a bad mistake on my behalf, because they were only in the movie very briefly, and wouldn't even qualify as having supporting roles. They were cameo appearances. But I guess their names are used to lure in viewers - and I supposed it works; at least I got suckered in.

I will say that the acting in the movie was good, especially given that this movie is driven by the story and the dialogue and not by the action. However, it focused too much on the story and dialogue, and that somehow turned the movie into a drag - because it trotted on at a dull, mind-numbingly slow pace, which drains the will to watch the movie slowly away.

If you enjoy vampire movies and want to see something new to the genre, then give "The Reverend" a go. Who knows, it might just be what you have been looking for. Personally, I was bored out of my mind with this movie and found it a really difficult struggle just to sit through the movie to the end of it.