Meh. It was good – but not that good. The most obvious problem was a change of directors. Gone are the dark atmospherics of Norrington and del Toro, instead we have the simple straight-forward superheroey stylings of David S. Goyer. Who? Apparently he’s been a writer on many similar films and a director of a few interesting flicks. Funny, I have the same feeling about Trinity as I do about The Crow II and Dark City: enjoyable but eminently forgettable. It is interesting the same director is involved in all three.
On the big plus side, the character of Hannibal King cat saved the flick: silly patois and all. Every Blade film has to have a street-smart, wise cracking character and this time they got the best of the best. Between The Token Girl’s wooden characterization and Blade’s stoney grimaces this thing could have gotten old fast but Mr. King saved us all from another silly goth film and took us into a silly Marvel superhero film. Thank the gods above.
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