excellent combo of horror and action...

Rating: Null/10 (11 October 1999)

I had mixed feelings about viewing Blade...I desperately didn't want to believe the hype for fear that I may be disappointed. Thankfully, the hype was on the mark for once. Blade is probably one of the best action/horror crossovers I've seen to date. I generally find that when a filmaker tries to combine two different genres they always tend to lean slightly more to one side than the other. In Blade this is not the case. A superb blend of both the aforementioned categories adds up to a rollercoaster movie which picks up momentum and doesn't halt for a moment. This combined with excellent character development makes what was a good film into something alot more. The cast are great, Snipes is particularly deadpan as the hero, and its always good to see Kristofferson in a movie. Dorff is simply terrific as the archvillain and the supporting actors do the movie proud. The production design is lavish with a great dark side to it and the costumes and special effects are just right. Not too much, not too little. Couple this with a good script and sub-plots....voila!....instant great Saturday night movie.