Some franchises are always trying to ice-skate uphill

Snipes sells the movie with his shameless, balls-to-the-wall approach to the character. He's neither as over-the-top nor as good as in Demolition Man, but he is Blade, no contest.
Kristofferson also is an outstanding casting choice.

Without them, the movie would be tepid at best.
As it stands, it's cool and flashy in just the correct amounts.

But we still had to wait 14 years to Black Panther to get the first black super-hero on a theater screen, but, why bother with facts.