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08/09/02
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Dramas
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.... [More]
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Wanda De Jesus, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston
Director: Clint Eastwood
Reviews for Blood Work
[Eastwood's] tightest, best film since Unforgiven.
08/09/02
It's not an important picture, and probably not even a memorable one, but I had a good time.
08/09/02
The movie has plenty of twists and surprises.
08/09/02
An intriguing setup, filled with colorful characters, lots of humor and well-developed scenes.
08/09/02
The strength of the picture, directed by Eastwood, is that it has three intersecting story arcs: The investigation, the health issues, and the relationship that builds, step by step.
08/09/02
Top CriticEastwood winces, clutches his chest and gasps for breath. It's a spectacular performance - ahem, we hope it's only acting.
08/09/02
I would have rather watched Clint’s heart transplant than this lethargic, poorly made movie.
08/09/02
The final result of this blood work is - O, negative.
08/09/02
Between Connelly's imagination and what Eastwood committed to celluloid, mistakes were made
08/08/02
A tidy, somewhat predictable package...solid entertainment for the mainstream audience
08/08/02
A cleverly constructed and surprisingly soul-searching suspense thriller from a screen icon who's begun to contemplate his own mortality.
08/08/02
Eastwood's skill with actors and with the tone of Blood Work, which is weary, bemused and suspenseful, bode well for his career as a director, whenever he decides to stop baring his torso to actresses who weren't even born when he joined AARP.
08/08/02
Eastwood is an icon of moviemaking, one of the best actors, directors and producers around, responsible for some excellent work. But even a hero can stumble sometimes.
08/08/02
Remember back when thrillers actually thrilled? When the twist endings were actually surprising? When the violence actually shocked? When the heroes were actually under 40? Sadly, as Blood Work proves, that was a long, long time ago.
08/08/02
A sturdy, suspenseful throwback.
08/08/02
What Blood Work lacks in speed and surprise it almost makes up for in doughty professionalism.
08/08/02
Top CriticA methodical police procedural that never is as engaging or as enjoyable as the twitching, hoarse-voiced, effortlessly charismatic Eastwood is to watch.
08/08/02
If you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright, then Blood Work is for you.
08/08/02
Blood Work is one of those crime thrillers where the filmmakers can't see the forest for the trees.
08/08/02
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