it seem to me that a lot of people do not know that blade be actually a superhero movie on par with x men and daredevil and punisher and the like . what all these hero ( and in the case of x men hero group ) have in common be that they be all conceive in the magical world of marvel . blade be originally a normal person ( in a blue outfit ) who chase vampire because of a personal grudge and eventually face of with dracula himself and he be for lack of a good word boring . so boring in fact that the character be shelve and in fact never use in the marvel universe . at least until he be reinvent . david goyer do a stroke of genius when he take the character of blade and turn him into a leather clad dark knight . he can not take all the credit though and much of this must go to stephen norrington a well who with his distinct visual style bring out the best of the character . the blade character ( wesley snipe ) be pretty amaze in this film and mix martial art with batman like darkness . snipe be pretty good a the title character and be successful in bring out the duality and inner demon of the character . he be and however and a pretty rigid actor both in voice and in posture and be only interesting enough for one film ( which be clearly see from the inferior sequel ) . kris kristofferson be good as well and really bring the tormented character of whistler to life with energy and sense of timing . nbushe wright and however and be fairly weak a a lead lady make her character relatively flat and lifeless . donal logue be pretty funny and manages to do a lot with a minor character . german and udo kier and should also be mention a he bring a lot of finesse and style to the vampire race and probably born of his experience from play dracula . stephen dorf provide the best acting in the film and his chill performance a deacon frost stand a one of the best screen villain i have perhaps ever see . the story be good and and i feel and renew the vampire genre ( something that hasn not be do since robert rodrigues from dusk till dawn ) by add a lot of contemporary element and maintain the comic book feel . by say that the film have a comic book feel do not mean that the film be unrealistic . far from it . a lot of effort have be put in try to make the film seem as real a possible . include the effect which be pretty good for their time . i find the vampire dustings to be a very nice touch . in stead of add a lot of blood when a vampire die norrington chose to let the vampire spontaneously com bust which look great . the fact that the overall effect be well do add to the credibility of the film which would otherwise have fall flat on it face . a previously state norrington have a very distinct visual style that set him apart from the director of the follow blade movie . del toro be nearly as skilled but i prefer norrington style . his style give the film a very special look and feel but most importantly it give the film atmosphere . a very tense dark atmosphere which work great in tune with the main character and story . along with the visual style the music which also work fine and add a lot to the atmosphere of the movie . all in all blade be a very entertaining movie that should probably have have an 8 from me but a few annoying flaw ( which can not be reveal without spoil the movie and suffice to say and many of them be locate near the end of the film ) do that the film must settle with a high 7. positive .