A Dull Blade.

Rating: 2/10 (9 September 2015)

Blade (1998): Dir: Stephen Norrington / Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Dorff, N'Bushe Wright, Udo Kier: Stupid title names its anti-hero played by Wesley Snipes as a vampire hunter who is himself part vampire. His mother was bit by a vampire while pregnant so he was born with their abilities yet human understanding. He saves a doctor and spirits her off to his lab where Kris Kristofferson provides him with weapons. We are left with blood, guts and ridiculous storytelling. Production values are excellent and director Stephen Norrington does a stylish job but Snipes appears out of nowhere and kicks the crap out of dozens of vampires while going through poorly written dialogue. Stephen Dorff plays the villain as usual, and Snipes will obviously have the most difficulty kicking his ass. Kristofferson is laughable providing Blade with a super size of everything from weapons, antidotes, cable television, a dental plan, life insurance, and a vibrator. N'Bushe Wright plays the rescue victim because these films seem to require a female in pearl and she is due up. Udo Kier plays the head of the vampires who should voice a complaint that head of the vampires is in a low rent film such as this. The special effects are the key factor here and they slash through the screen like a lightning flash but they never render the film watchable. Pointless mess bent on being the year's biggest dog show. Score: 2 / 10