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Blood Work (2002)

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Reviews Counted:147

Fresh:79

Rotten:68

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: Blood Work is a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence and language

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

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.... 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.” [More]

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

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Wanda De Jesus, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Tina Lifford, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Walsh

Director: Clint Eastwood

Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producer: Clint Eastwood
Composer: Lennie Niehaus
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
08/17/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

The performances, along with Eastwood’s intent focus on characterization, make Blood Work a commendable drama even when the detective story flounders.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
08/16/02
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

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.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
08/16/02
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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It was too long, the dialogue was shoddy, the plotline predictable, the characters lame.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
08/16/02
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

It's one of the better cops-and-killers melodramas to hit theaters this year.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
08/14/02
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
San Francisco Examiner

Edgy if predictable...

Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment Comment
08/14/02
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com

From the moment the credits start to roll with his trademark cool jazz soundtrack, you know that you're at least going to see the work of a filmmaker true to his own beliefs.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
08/14/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

While we may doubt his physical capabilities, 72-year-old Clint Eastwood can still deliver as an action hero.

Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
08/13/02
Beth Jones
Beth Jones
Roanoke Times (Virginia)

Eastwood's detached competence as a filmmaker makes for a slick but frigid movie experience.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
08/12/02
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

The film is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming all at once...a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
08/12/02
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

We have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
08/11/02
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Not exactly Dirty Harry...more like Dusty Harry.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
08/11/02
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

As a showcase for Clint Eastwood to take himself down a few notches and play a redemptive patched-up soul tackling his demons, it's a fun observation to witness. But as an overall effective thriller, this BLOOD should be much thicker than water.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
08/11/02
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

If the detective-story aspect of Blood Work fails to thoroughly captivate, the movie is nevertheless enjoyable for its constant stream of lively characters and the delight in watching a man with a bad ticker but a good head go through his paces.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/11/02
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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08/11/02
Marshall Fine
Marshall Fine
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

Even as it ends in a flurry of absurd plot twists, Blood Work holds you in a vise.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/11/02
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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'Blood Work' is like a tattered beach read that's been given the NY Times best seller treatment.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
08/10/02
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

72 year-old Eastwood delivers the goods, albeit at a more deliberate pace, adding a touch of vulnerability to his trademark tough guy persona.

Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment Comment
08/10/02
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
08/10/02
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

Solid enough entertainment for a summer blockbuster.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/09/02
Dennis Schwartz
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