“And Ninjas”.
This addendum to the synopsis told me a lot about this extremely low budget film from 2017. Because what film containing a priest with the ability to turn into a dinosaur wouldn’t be better with the inclusion of ninjas? It just makes sense.
By all standard metrics, The VelociPastor is terrible. But two things should be taken into consideration. Firstly, it was made for $36,000, which in film terms is nothing. Even Blair Witch cost more back in 1999. Secondly, it very much knows what it is, how it’s spending that money, and fully embraces those limitations to create something memorable. So when sets and costumes look like they cost about £1.50, that’s because they did! And that’s OK in this instance. I don’t see any point in judging it as something it’s not.
It’s an utterly ridiculous premise, that if you can buy into is hilarious. And it’s only 71 minutes long. Despite veering from laughing out loud to rolling my eyes, VelociPastor does have charm.
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