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Summary: Clint, stay away from thrillers
Review: Just avoid this movie. A cheesy plot; horrible acting for the most party. A bad movie.
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Summary: Enjoyable Thriller
Review: Hopefully no one has given away the plot twist in their review. I won't, because I found this movie very enjoyable and would encourage youto check it out.Clint does a very good job with the direction - some of the settings and photography are excellent. The pacing also flows well and keeps your interest. There are one of two plot points that should have been sharpened up a bit, but overall the story is compelling. It's not as good as Clint's best work (UNFORGIVEN, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY), but it is certainly worth the time. Call it a "beach" movie (like a "beach" book, something you bring with you to kill a few hours).
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Summary: The truth
Review: For those of you who have read the book first, Im sorry you had to see this movie. Shall i tell you how it really goes.
Terrell McCaleb is approx mid 40's and had a virus which damaged his heart and forced him to retire from the FBI as a serial profiler. HE WAS NOT AN OLD MAN WHO HAD A CORONORY! The book is surperbly written, and was then completely hacked up and filmed. They even put in a different murderer!! What happened to James Noone, the actually murderer..???? How dare anyone take a brilliant piece of fiction and destroy the whole story is beyond me. If you like the book - DO NOT WATCH THE FILM.
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Summary: GOOD SOLID EASTWOOD FLICK
Review: IT SEEMS CLINT RAN OFF THE RAIL A FEW YEARS BACK WITH HIS ANTI WESTERN 'UNFORGIVEN.' AND A FEW OTHER FORGETTABLE FILMS IE; 'THE ROOKIE' 'ABSOLUTE POWER.'
BUT 'BLOOD WORK' IS REMINISCANT OF WHAT WE GREW UP WATCHING EASTWOOD FOR. HE IS A LITTLE OLDER AND A LITTLE SLOWER BUT NONE THE WORSE FOR WEAR.
CLINT PRODUCES, DIRECTS AND STARS AND YET ANOTHER 'MALPASO' PRODUCTION. THIS TIME HE IS A RETIRED F.B.I PROFILER RELUCTANTLY PULLED BACK INTO THE SEWER TO ASSIST IN APPREHENDING A KILLER WHO SLAYED THE WOMAN CLINT'S CHARACTER GOT A HEART TRANSPLANT FROM.
IT SOUNDS COMPLEX BUT WATCHING THE FILM WILL SIMPLIFY AND MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL. THIS STORY HAS JUST ENOUGH TWISTS AND TURNS TO KEEP IT INTERESTING AND YET NOT SO MANY THAT YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT THREE TIMES TO FIGURE IT OUT.
ANJELICA HUSTON TURNS IN A GOOD SUPPORTING ROLE AS CLINT'S CONCERNED DOCTOR AND JEFF DANIELS WILL SURPRISE YOU.
CLINT IS KNOWN FOR HIS EFFICIENT 'ONE TAKE' STYLE OF DIRECTING.
HE IS AN ARTIST BUT HE DOESNT OBSESS ON IT AND THIS REALISTIC APPROACH COMES THROUGH IN A STRAIGHT FORWARD DIRECT PRODUCTION. WHEN CLINT MADE 'DIRTY HARRY' SMITH & WESSON SOLD OUT OF .44 MAGNUMS. IN THIS FLICK CLINT CARRIES A PERFORMANCE CENTER EIGHT SHOT 627 .357. I WOULD IMAGINE S & W WILL APPRECIATE CLINT'S FREE ADVERTISEMENT WHICH SHOULD PUT TO REST RUMORS OF EASTWOOD BEING A BUNNY HUGGING LIBERAL. THE ONLY DETRACTION TO THIS FILM IS PAUL RODRIGUIZ'S PORTRAYAL OF A CONFRONTATIONAL L.A.P.D. DETECTIVE. HE PLAYS A JERK WHICH REQUIRES NO ACTING ABILITY ON HIS PART. APART FROM THAT THIS IS A SOLID MOVIE FROM A SOLID STAR.
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Summary: WHAT A WASTE...
Review: Since the movie didn't cut to the chase, I'll try to. What an awful waste of time. Exceptionally bad writing (and execution), unbelievable attraction between Wanda and Clint, and overall, and extremely lackluster movie. Don't waste your time on this snoozer...I was generous in giving it one star, but only because I couldn't choose zero!
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Summary: The Great Clint in a so-so vehicle
Review: I am such a fan of Eastwood that I am disappointed when he turns in a film such as this one. It has a pulp novelist's crux and the kind that can work in a movie if the right things happen, but screenwriter Hegeland couldn't make the magic that he did with L.A. Confidential. Most disappointing is the same uneven nature that has made Eastwood's directing career more uneven than his acting one. I think Eastwood's strength is that he sees the world from a heroic perspective, and he makes a great hero for that genre. He can even be great when he plays against that type in movies like Unforgiven. For years I have tried to figure out why his movies can be so uneven and I think it is the way he directs actors. When he has a top notch cast like in Unforgiven or Midnight in Garden of Good and Evil, he really pulls off something special. But the actors playing the modern day scenes in Bridges of Madison County were so bad that it killed an otherwise beautifully directed film. Here's Eastwood with mediocre material like Bridges and he and Meryl Streep are just genius, but the grown kids are horrid. The same thing happens in BLOOD WORK. Jeff Daniels is his usual underrated, but comic Paul Rodriguez is so inconsistent in his emotions and behavior that he renders his own character unrealistic. The lessor known actors also have a way of playing as if they are just in a movie. Clint, though, is his usual genius on screen as he continues to prove to be one of the ten greatest actors in film history. The film moves along rather well and we don't stop rooting for Clint, but the climax and resolution were standard with enough uneven performances that I can?t recommend it.
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Summary: Really quite good.
Review: Maybe if movies in general were better I'd give this 4 stars. But as it stands, I thoroughly enjoyed Blood Work and thought Clint gave a wonderful, nuanced performance. Damn, he's good. If I had to find fault it would be with Jeff Daniels who, despite what Clint says, is not underrated. Daniels makes a very unconvincing psycho; he always plays Jeff Daniels. Bill Paxton is another actor who always plays himself, no matter what the role. Still a very entertaining movie!
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Summary: I Liked It!
Review: Maybe you read the book. Maybe you thought the film was too predictable. Maybe you thought it was too formulaic. Maybe I think too much about what other people thought! But when it came down to it, I really dug the film! The pairing of Eastwood and Jeff Daniels is a joy to watch onscreen...it gets better with each viewing, even when you know the outcome. I read the reviews when the film first came out in theaters and was DISAPPOINTED IN THE REVIEWERS, NOT IN THE MOVIE ITSELF! It really is an enjoyable action flick with Clint as an aging "Dirty Harry"-type and Daniels as the goofy sidekick. Clint goes in search of a killer who left him cryptic messages at murder scenes...he does this with the help of a heart transplant provided by the sister of the woman he winds up helping (and romancing). So what if these so-called film critics panned it? I, an average American, and occasional movie-goer, enjoyed the movie. I think if you forget the criticism, you will, too.
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Summary: Eastwood does it again!
Review: Clint Eastwood fans, and movie fans alike will enjoy the twists and turns of this movie, "Blood Work".
Movie Legend, Clint Eastwood is back doing what he does best....solving crimes, and "Making the day" of the bad guys.
This movie has the classic feel to it that Eastwood's "Dirty Harry" movies did. The script is very well done, and it is a movie that will keep you guessing.
Of course Clint kicks ... as usual. We are lucky to be able to watch Eastwood, a Hollywood Legend, as he continues to make wonderful movies.
Take advantage of it, and enjoy "Blood Work".
You'll be glad you did!
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Summary: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugliest of Acting
Review: Normally a huge Clint Eastwood fan, I couldn't wait to see his latest. However, both my girlfriend and I agreed that while the story is A+ material (contributed by the novel the film is based on), Eastwood's directing and acting leave something to be desired, and are bad enough in parts to bring the whole experience crashing down. Even amazing actresses like Angelica Houston seemed amateurish with Clint behind the camera. The acting is just plain bad, and really takes your attention away from what is a unique and interesting plot. While predictable, the story of an FBI agent who is forced to retire after suffering a heart attack chasing a serial killer may sound typical, but has enough unique twists to make the whole FBI/serial killer thing seem new. BOTTOM LINE: Clint has done much better, and there are better films in the genre. But even with some very bad acting, the story will hold your interest. ABOUT THE DVD: Some ok special features. Like the movie....not much that is spectacular.
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