carried by the strength and intensity of its action scenes

Rating: Null/10 (6 May 2002)

Based on the popular Marvel Comics strip comes this action-packed adaptation about a fierce vampire hunter. Vampires live all over the world in the safety of the night, feeding on the human population when the need arrives. Snipes is a lone warrior known as Blade, a half-human, half-vampire who has the best of both worlds and the capabilities necessary to combat the war against vampires. His mission is to try and bring down Deacon Frost, a maniacal vampire with a sinister plan for world domination. Swift, high-energy thrill ride has a lot of in-your-face action sequences and more than enough violent, gross-out special effects. One-dimensional villains and occasionally weak acting bring it down, but there's enough momentum to carry it through the dull moments. ***