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Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonTo appreciate the movie, you have to be okay with vampire violence. I don't mean subtle little nips at the neck and, ooooh, it's directed by Werner Herzog.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertYou can sense the difference between a movie that's a technical exercise ("Resident Evil") and one steamed in the dread cauldrons of the filmmaker's imagination.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLike the original, Blade II has superior production values and visual and special effects. Snipes and Kristofferson build on the resonance of their original portrayals.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenInvades theatres with its fangs bared for action. It's bloody hell and we love every minute.
- 70Film ThreatMichael DequinaFilm ThreatMichael DequinaThe drawing card for Blade II is -- the promise of a blood-soaked action/horror thrill ride, and Snipes and Del Toro get the down-and-dirty job done with style.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThough superior to the original Blade, the superiority is mostly in the myriad ways the "suck-head" enemies can be blown up, melted and dismembered.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkSnipes gives a looser, cooler performance this time around, though emotionally, it's closer to dead than undead. Blade II is for the horror faithful only; others will be grasping their crucifixes.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickMuch sillier - and the movie's nearly two-hour running time seems to last nearly as long as a vampire's afterlife.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsDel Toro ("Cronos") 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.
- 38Boston GlobeBoston GlobeIt was possible to hope that Blade II would turn out to be good. Well, forget it.