There
has been a shortage of good vampire films coming out of Hollywood. The only ones
to have gotten exposure were Neil Jordan's Interview With A Vampire and Francis
Ford Coppola's take on Bram Stoker's Dracula. Both were impressive, lush productions.
Blade is more of a super hero film. It offers some striking images and an entertaining
over-the-top performance from Wesley Snipes, but doesn't quite offer much in the
story department.
Stephen
Norrington directs Blade in a quick music video style bringing to mind Spawn and
Dark City. Snipes is the title character, a being who is part human and part vampire.
He has spent his life tracking and killing vampires with the aid of an aging Kris
Kristofferson. Stephen Dorff plays the bad guy, a nasty vampire whose interested
in world domination.
Blade
is shot extremely well, and offers some inventive special effects. It also has
Snipes who is buffed up and shows a true flair for martial arts. He plays this
super hero to the teeth. Blade falters from a story that becomes less and lessinteresting
as it moves along. Still, if your in the mood for a breezy action picture and
aren't bothered by lots of gore, you may enjoy it.
