On the flip side, we have a few notable vampires. The first of witch is the villainess with the plane, Danica Talos, played with a dark sexuality by Parker Posey with big teeth. Latched onto her leash are her brother, Asher, played by Callum Keith Rennie, and Jarko Grimwood, portrayed by the WWE's own Triple H. Triple H, real name is Paul Michael Levesque, is the latest of the current generation of wrestling stars to try his hand at Hollywood. I have to say that I enjoyed watching him on the screen, the character wasn't much of a stretch from what he does weekly on television. Lastly there is the original vampire, currently called Drake, portrayed by Dominic Purcell. He does a pretty good job, but I couldn't help but think of his television show which met an untimely demise, John Doe.

It was directed by David Goyer, who has guided Blade thus far with his words, having written all three. This time he takes full control as writer director, sadly it is his writing which doesn't hold up this time around. While there were a couple of touching moments, and some tear inducing fits of laughter, there was too much a reliance on the one liner, and an over abundance of moments where the line was used at the expense of development. Goyer's directing was impressive, keeping the camera moving, never losing focus on the action, using interesting angles, all good stuff. It will be interesting to see if his writing ability and his developing directing abilities converge in a single film.

Bottomline. What we get here is a flawed, yet highly entertaining, B-movie with A-movie trappings. A healthy dose of humor, plus some blood and high energy action. A sugary confection to tempt the eyes, and slightly engage the brain. May not be the best of the Blade films, but a fitting conglomeration of styles in an attempt to bring something new to the table. I won't lie, I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Recommended.

Visit me at Draven99's Musings.