Blood Work (2002)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 150
Fresh: 79 | Rotten: 71
Blood Work is a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 12
Blood Work is a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing.
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A retired detective must battle former colleagues and his own failing health in order to bring a murderer to justice in this action drama produced and directed by its star, Clint Eastwood. Terry McCaleb (Eastwood) was one of the best and most thorough detectives at the FBI's Southern California office, until a massive heart attack sidelined him from police work for good. Following a heart transplant which saved his life, McCaleb has resigned himself to living quietly on a houseboat for the rest
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
Terry McCaleb -
Jeff Daniels
Buddy Noone -
Anjelica Huston
Dr. Bonnie Fox -
Wanda De Jesus
Graciella Rivers -
Tina Lifford
Det. Jaye Winston -
Paul Rodriguez
Ronaldo Arrango -
Dylan Walsh
Detective John Waller -
Mason Lucero
Raymond -
Gerry Becker
Mr. Toliver -
Rick Hoffman
James Lockridge -
Alix Koromzay
Mrs. Cordell -
Igor Jijikine
Bolotov -
Dina Eastwood
Reporter #1 -
Beverly Leech
Reporter #2 -
June Kyoko Lu
Mrs. Kang -
Chao Li Chi
Mr. Kang -
Glenn Morshower
Captain -
Robert Harvey
Restaurant Manager -
Matt Huffman
Young Detective -
Mark Thomason
James Cordell -
Maria Quiban
Gloria Torres -
Brent Hinkley
Cab Driver -
Natalia Ongaro
Receptionist -
Amanda Carlin
Office Manager -
Ted Rooney
Forensics #1 -
Craig Hoskins
Helicopter Pilot -
P.J. Byrne
Forensics #2 -
Sam Jaeger
Deputy -
Derric Nugent
L.A.P.D. Officer -
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James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot
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All Critics (152) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (85) | Rotten (72) | DVD (34)
Typically for Eastwood, there are modest touches to savor.
Top CriticIt's mostly a pro forma police procedural spiced by a baroque twist that Eastwood doesn't really know what to do with.
It doesn't sound bad...but Bloodwork is bad, oh, lordy, yes, it is.
It can be argued, I suppose, that Blood Work was designed from the outset not so much as a whodunit as a why-and-how-dunit, and here the film becomes metaphysically ingenious.
Even as it ends in a flurry of absurd plot twists, Blood Work holds you in a vise.
It's always nice to see Clint.
Eastwood's defiantly modest 2002 thriller was about a million miles away from Oscar material, but Warner's high-definition transfer is praiseworthy in and of itself.
This vehicle—the cinematic equivalent of a supermarket paperback—plays like the best-ever episode of Matlock rather than a truly distinguished feature film. [Blu-ray]
Disappointing, predictable, and graphic.
The pivotal teaser is a numerical code that baffles experts but gets cracked in one curious gaze by a schoolboy.
Eastwood's sharpest filmmaking since the gig that won him an Oscar.
Master filmmaker Clint Eastwood continues in the classic Howard Hawks/John Ford tradition with unobtrustive direction, relaxed pacing, and strong characters and storytelling.
The movie could have used a heart transplant of its own, for its ultimate undoing is its minuscule, phoned-in energy level.
If you like genre films, Blood Work will not disappoint.
The talent just isn't there to raise the level of this film past television drama.
It's still fun to watch [Eastwood] chase the bad guys, and he still has that indescribable aura about him.
Very silly: sometimes almost enjoyably so, often just in a tired way.
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.
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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- Créance de sang (FR)
