Stylish dark action spectacular

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 1999)

Certainly one of the better comic adaptations of recent times, Blade was one of the most stylish films I have ever seen. The opening nightclub scene was one of the top action scenes of recent memory, a multitude of weapons and ample blood and guts combined brilliantly. Wesley Snipes was fantastic as the half human half vampire hero, and although the put on guttural voice got a little annoying some times, his performance was flawless. Full marks to Kris Kristofferson for his great cameo performance as handy man Whistler, and Stephen Dorf was also good as Deacon Frost. The fight choreography was great, very well done, although a slightly longer climax with Frost would have been better. The gore bordered on overly gratuitous for most of the film, but stayed on the good side of gratuitous thankfully. All in all, an action spectacular to be watched and enjoyed over and over again, here's hoping the sequel is as stylish and action packed. 7 out of 10.