High octane vampire action: Highly entertaining popcorn fare.

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2000)

Some films just have chemistry. BLADE is by far no masterpiece - it's simply a comic strip come to life. But hey, does it come to life! The "bloodbath" scene at the beginning is a real eye fest. Alright, Snipes impersonates rather than acts the semi-human vampire killer. But he's cool as an icicle. Sidekick Kris Kristofferson is the perfect choice. And Stephen Dorff makes a decent villain. Still, logic doesn't apply to the plot (e.g. if the old, pure vampires like Udo Kier are that powerful, why can Dorff kidnap him this easily?). In fact, the whole mythology behind the film is half-cooked, if that. The showdown is loud, but its solution a bit feeble, providing a one-liner that could compete with the worst: "Some motherf**k**s always try to ice-skate uphill." Snipes states. Huh?!? Still, if you watch the originally intended ending on DVD, you learn to appreciate the lame finale. To sum it up, let's listen to something Mick Jagger once said: It's only Rock'n'Roll, but I like it.