Blade: Trinity *** (2004, Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, James Remar, Natasha Lyonne, Eric Bogosian) – Classic Movie Review 1067

As David S Goyer, the writer of the series also gets his chance to direct the 2004 final part of the trilogy, Wesley Snipes returns as Marv Wolfman’s Marvel Comics cartoon superhero Blade, a vampire-hunter swordsman who’s half-vampire himself, but gets out in the daytime with the help of a magic potion.

This time, he’s hunted by the FBI, while he links up with the Nightstalkers to battle Dracula. Misbegotten third episode in the vampire saga, with Snipes, the excellent cast (Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, James Remar, Natasha Lyonne and Eric Bogosian) and Gabriel Beristain’s distinguished cinematography the main saving graces.

There is plenty of robust and lively action, though, and some effective dark humour, so Blade fans will want to see it even if it’s a letdown.

Kris Kristofferson is once again back from part one, loyal again in support as Snipes’s old kung fu master, Abraham Whistler, though he apparently died in the 1998 film.

Snipes was paid $13million to repeat his role.

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