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Blood Work

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Blood Work (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 139 Fresh: 78  Rotten:61 Average Rating: 5.7/10
 
Consensus: Blood Work is a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing. Blood Work is a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing. more
 
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 9, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $26,118,847
Synopsis:
Someone’s got Terry McCaleb’s number. A veteran FBI profiler, McCaleb (CLINT EASTWOOD) is unrelenting in his pursuit of justice and unequalled in his success at tracking and catching murderers. But as he closes in on his latest adversary – a psychopath dubbed “The Code Killer” by the... [More]
Someone’s got Terry McCaleb’s number. A veteran FBI profiler, McCaleb (CLINT EASTWOOD) is unrelenting in his pursuit of justice and unequalled in his success at tracking and catching murderers.

But as he closes in on his latest adversary – a psychopath dubbed “The Code Killer” by the media – McCaleb is felled by a massive heart attack and forced into early retirement.

Two years later, a beautiful stranger (WANDA De JESÚS) reveals a secret that compels McCaleb to re-examine his recovery: his life was saved by someone else’s death – the victim of a murder that remains unsolved.

Against the advice of his cardiologist (ANJELICA HUSTON) and with the help of an eager neighbor (JEFF DANIELS), McCaleb literally puts his life on the line to track down a murderer who has forced him to take this case personally.

He’s a heartbeat away from catching the killer.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents the suspense thriller Blood Work, a Malpaso Production starring CLINT EASTWOOD, JEFF DANIELS, WANDA De JESÚS, TINA LIFFORD, PAUL RODRIGUEZ, DYLAN WALSH and ANJELICA HUSTON.

Produced and directed by CLINT EASTWOOD from a screenplay by BRIAN HELGELAND, based on the best selling novel by MICHAEL CONNELLY, the film is executive produced by ROBERT LORENZ. The co-producer is JUDIE G. HOYT.

The editor is JOEL COX; the production designer is HENRY BUMSTEAD; the director of photography is TOM STERN; and the music is composed by LENNIE NIEHAUS.

Blood Work will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL Time Warner Company.

This film has been rated “R” by the Motion Picture Association of America for “violence and language.” [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Wanda De Jesus, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Tina Lifford

Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producer: Clint Eastwood
Composer: Lennie Niehaus

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Dec 27, 2002

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Eastwood's sharpest filmmaking since the gig that won him an Oscar.

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Master filmmaker Clint Eastwood continues in the classic Howard Hawks/John Ford tradition with unobtrustive direction, relaxed pacing, and strong characters and storytelling.

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The movie could have used a heart transplant of its own, for its ultimate undoing is its minuscule, phoned-in energy level.

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It's still fun to watch [Eastwood] chase the bad guys, and he still has that indescribable aura about him.

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12/15/03 05:08 PM
Christopher Tookey
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06/20/03 08:08 AM
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Blood Work is a lot like a well-made PB & J sandwich: familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises – but still quite tasty and inviting all the same.

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02/25/03 10:10 PM
Scott Weinberg
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I'm sorry, the guy may be tough, or good-looking, or a respected Hollywood elder, but CLINT EASTWOOD IS NOT A VERY GOOD ACTOR. There, I said it.

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02/08/03 08:13 AM
John R. McEwen
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Eastwood should spend the next five years gargling to get rid of the taste.

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01/16/03 08:16 AM
Harry Guerin
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The murder mystery develops in engaging fashion, but disappointment comes when Blood Work intermittently leaves its clever roots to honor dull Hollywood conventions.

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01/10/03 12:35 PM
Forrest Hartman
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12/23/02 02:57 PM
Rich Cline
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...a throwback to an earlier age of more-relaxed mystery films.

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12/14/02 12:22 PM
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A classy item by a legend who may have nothing left to prove but still has the chops and drive to show how its done.

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