What a contrast to
"Captain America Brave New World"!
That was a boring film which will be the latest
in Marvel's series of box office flops. "Blade 2" is an exciting action film
that gets everything right. What's gone wrong with Marvel since 2002? Oh wait,
I know. It was bought by Disney and put under the control of Bob Iger, a
businessman who would rather promote his version of the DEI agenda than make
good films. Whenever one of his films flops he shrugs his shoulders and
continues on as before, demanding a pay rise for his efforts. Walt Disney must
be turning in his grave. Bob is 74, well into retirement age. Shouldn't he be
sent to an old people's home, so that he can be replaced by someone who knows
what he's doing?
I described the plot in
my last review, so I'll only add a few words here. My readers who aren't Marvel fans might
be excited to see Donnie Yen's name in the credits. Don't get too worked up.
He has a minor role and can easily be missed. His potential is wasted. We only
see him performing one kick in the whole movie. He was the film's fight
choreographer, so he was probably slotted in as an actor at the last minute.
He was already on the set, so it saved the trouble of hiring someone else.
This is a better movie than
"Blade", and the main reason is that Blade himself is a more likeable character. In
the first film he was very remote, but now he's a more sympathetic person. He
even smiles. Even if a character is remote and emotionless in comics, he has
to show more emotions in a film to win over the audience. In "Blade 2" Wesley
Snipes wins me over.
Success Rate: + 0.9
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