New Line Cinema
2002 - Rated R - 1 hr 57 min
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Norman Reedus
So let me get this straight, Whistler ain't dead? And now he's a vampire?
I hate when movies do this and they lie right to our faces. "Hey, remember how we didn't *show* him die in that last movie? We were totally kidding! Firing a gun at point blank range into your own temple doesn't *always* kill you, so we're capitalizing on this tiny percentage of failed suicide attempts to back our claim. Whistler ain't dead, the vampires got 'im, and you gotta come get him. Bitch."
On the plus side, Norman Reedus is a delight and Ron Perlman is an awesome bad guy. The movie keeps your attention, but not in the same way the original did. Snipes is still all "I'm not like Angel at all, Joss Whedon. Wanna fight about it?" and believable about it, too. But really, I don't think this installment was necessary.
I get the feeling that the Whistler thing made you bitter about what was actually a pretty good movie.
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