Action junkies, look no further

Rating: 9/10 (1 May 2002)

As a rule, I don't belive movies should sacrifice plot for action...but Blade II is so full of flawless action scenes that I'm shocked to find that I don't care about the plot's flimsiness and inconsistencies. From the first scene, with its blindingly fast pace and pulse-pounding music, I welcomed ANY excuse for Snipes to kick ass. And he doesn't disappoint: this movie has more and better fight scenes than the original film! There is one swordfight scene that is so fast and so impressive, I have seen nothing like it before, not in Blade I, not in Crouching Tiger, not in any of the Star Wars movies. It will take your breath away.
This is the kind of movie The One should have been. I salute Wesley Snipes--he has outdone himself with this one, and that's saying a lot.