There's no script to speak of, but del Toro devises every battle to wow even the most jaded martial-arts mavens; the dissolutions and implosions are beautiful.

| Jul 14, 2015

It is directed by Guillermo del Toro: by "directed" I simply mean he turned his camerawork over to the computer graphics surgeons who cut, slice, dice and vivisect the material to mount a gross eyeassault of CG sequences.

| Jul 14, 2015

Del Toro is a stylish horrormeister, and he has created an evocative, foreboding atmosphere. But only a fan of this kind of mayhem could find a way into the story. And only a critic, sworn to serve, could stick it out to the end.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 14, 2015

No one seems to be having much fun, with the possible exception of Kris Kristofferson, who is back as Blade's venerable human sidekick, Whistler. The film finds few variations on the themes of run, kick, chomp and gulp.

| Jul 14, 2015

The world can always use another entertainingly trashy B-movie, and Blade II fits the bill.

| Jul 14, 2015

Blade II is a better vampire movie than recent entries such as Queen of the Damned or Dracula 2000. That said, Wesley Snipes' return as slayer of the undead still is fairly anemic.

| Jul 14, 2015

Icky, bloody vampire sequel.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 22, 2010

The borderline-chaotic fight scenes, set to a deafeningly loud rap-rock/heavy metal score, are directed and edited for maximum kinetic impact.

| Apr 18, 2007

Everything gets bogged down in one spectacularly gory action sequence after another.

| Apr 18, 2007

Popcorn nonsense for sure, but shot with a wit, skill and understanding of its audience all too rarely seen in the genre.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Stripped down to such basics as story and dialogue, it's nothing to get excited about.

| Jun 24, 2006

Its action sequences are inspired, it moves along at a brisk pace, the darkly lit streets of Prague are menacing and the central villain Reapers are truly terrifying.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 19, 2003

The fight scenes are fun, but it grows tedious.

Full Review | Apr 1, 2002

Delivers all you could wish for from the sequel to 1998's action vampire flick. And then some.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2002

For sheer demonic energy, there's nothing else around to touch this follow-up by Guillermo del Toro.

| Mar 31, 2002

The only dread it inspires is in the possibility that its director prefers turning human flesh into CGI-enhanced mush over exploring genuinely frightening material.

| Mar 26, 2002

It's bloody hell and we love every minute.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 22, 2002

Blade II is almost excessively violent -- OK, it is excessively violent -- but that's exactly what Snipes and Blade fans want. Believe me, they get it.

| Mar 22, 2002

Relieved of the action-stalling expository responsibility that dogs so many movies based on superhero comics, Blade 2 goes straight for the jugular.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 22, 2002

There's no seduction here, no build. You might leave feeling strangely sucked dry.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 22, 2002