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Blood Work

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FBI profiler Terry McCaleb (Clint Eastwood) was hot on the trail of "The Code Killer" when a heart attack put him out of commission. A heart transplant later, Terry spends his time in the harbor on his houseboat -- that is, until he starts to investigate the facts surrounding his transplant. His donor was a murder victim, and the murder is still unsolved. With the help of his seaside neighbor, Buddy (Jeff Daniels), and over the protests of his doctor, Terry reopens the case.
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Blood Work is a routine, but competently made thriller marred by lethargic pacing.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/22/2010
2/5
Disappointing, predictable, and graphic. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 02/09/2006
Typically for Eastwood, there are modest touches to savor. Go to Full Review
Kim Newman Empire Magazine 06/20/2003
2/5
Very silly: sometimes almost enjoyably so, often just in a tired way. Go to Full Review
Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 12/20/2020
2/5
Mediocre crime pot-boiler from Clint Eastwood in actor-director mode. Go to Full Review
Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 06/04/2012
2/4
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] Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
2/5
The pivotal teaser is a numerical code that baffles experts but gets cracked in one curious gaze by a schoolboy. Go to Full Review
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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz Sep 21 Blood is blood, always! See more Darren C Aug 7 How this movie rates so low is beyond me. It's definitely not Eastwood's greatest but even his more middling efforts are superior compared to Joe Bloggs average. Yes you can see the prestige coming a mile off but it's well acted and passes the time very nicely indeed. If you are looking for a decent crime thriller you could do a lot worse than Blood Work. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 27 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Jonathan N Jun 25 Note: this contains a spoiler related to the ending, so please watch the movie first. Blood Work could definitely be a movie about Dirty Harry as an older man. He has health problems throughout the movie, which I guess is supposed to make him appear relatable to the oldies. My peeve, which I guess is equally true with all of his movies, is that "police work" essentially amounts to sort of asking some questions between frequent gun fights. The movie overall barely held my attention, with the twist at the end equally bland. "Buddy Noone" at first seemed like a forced cameo, but I guess Jeff Daniels has some serious range as an actor. That was a pleasant surprise. As a good guy, buddy, sidekick type, I found him to be quite boring and annoying. As a villain, he seemed pretty over the top, and reminded me of the Joker. I actually think some of the themes were similar to Batman graphic novel dialogues between Joker and Batman (with Joker saying they "need" each other and are somehow bound together). I think both Alan Moore and Sam Keith and probably a lot more artists have these themes in their Bat-books. Buddy saving Clint's character was an interesting twist, although they could have explained the "rare" blood type thing a bit more. And like, would that really have made the news that some retired cop got a heart transplant? Despite being far-fetched, it was mildly entertaining. If it didn't have Clint I would have given it 1.5 stars. Feel free to skip this one. See more Brad S. R Mar 21 Not one of Eastwood's best, though it still retains a mark of quality. See more James B 07/30/2024 good clint eastwood film good detective movie good twists great performances by clint eastwood and jeff bridges See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis FBI profiler Terry McCaleb (Clint Eastwood) was hot on the trail of "The Code Killer" when a heart attack put him out of commission. A heart transplant later, Terry spends his time in the harbor on his houseboat -- that is, until he starts to investigate the facts surrounding his transplant. His donor was a murder victim, and the murder is still unsolved. With the help of his seaside neighbor, Buddy (Jeff Daniels), and over the protests of his doctor, Terry reopens the case.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Producer
Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter
Brian Helgeland, Michael Connelly
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Malpaso Company
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 9, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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