Review of Blade II (2002) by Richard Roeper for Ebert & Roeper — 31 Mar 2002

The fight scenes are fun, but it grows tedious.

This review of Blade II (2002) was written by Richard Roeper and published by Ebert & Roeper on 31 Mar 2002.

Blade II has generally received positive reviews.

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