Blade II fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and pulse-pounding
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and pulse-pounding
Fast from start to finish.
Blade II is brutally violent, pulse-pounding, and breakneck.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Kept in the background
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout editing, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the editing, visual style, and sound design stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
Faster. Sharper. Deadlier.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Blade II is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, and Metacritic 52). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 57 min
Blade II runs 1 h 57 min.
No. It's adapted from a comic.
Not quite. Audiences rate Blade II higher (69) than critics (55). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $54 million to make and earned $155 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Czech, Romanian. Produced in United States.
+83GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Blade II in 97 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 126 storytelling tropes for Blade II, including Beauty Is Never Tarnished, Anti-Climax, Keeping the Enemy Close.
6.7
