Blood Work Reviews

Blood Work has a faintly ludicrous premise - an ex FBI/Private Investigator has a heart transplant and after finding out that the donor was murdered is enlisted to track down the killer - but if you can swallow the concept this turns out to be an above average latter day Eastwood thriller. As with much of Eastwoods recent material however, this is a mixture of the excellent and the banal - for every decent plot-twist or piece of character observation, we have scenes that could come from any cheap TV thriller - the animosity between Eastwood and his ex-colleages, the way a Private Investigator can spot obvious clues the police miss (like having a lip-reader translate the killers dialogue from CCTV footage), and of course the grizzled Clint having his way with the leading lady. While I worked out where the plot was going long before it got there, the final twist of who the killer actually is is an excellent one - but unfortnately once revealed the charfacter turns out to be a one-dimensional cackling serial killer. Blood Work is an enjoyable if unspectacular thriller, and while an improvement on Eastwoods films immediately preceeding it, this is still a long way short of his best work in this genre.

I really enjoyed this film, although I do more prefer Clint Eastwood in Murder Thriller's rather than westerns. Great watching, most enjoyable, certain parts had me on the edge of my seat.

Morality and Noir

'Blood Work' is typical of Eastwood's later work concerning itself as it does with moral issues of life and death. If I had not seen 'Mystic river' or his latest boxing film, I might not have been so attuned to the themes emerging in his work. 'Bloodwork' is a typical genre package of film noir/thriller with the aging hero using his disabilities to bring humanity and tenderness to the plot. There are red herrings[important in investigations] and the outcome is in the end a bit predictable but nonetheless this is worth a look and Eastwood is very good in the role. As a director he brings a gravitas to the genre which makes this a cut above the average thriller. His later work certainly makes the viewer think and again Eastwood is the avenger of the female victim whose investigation is set up in an act of sisterhood. This is an interesting film in the oeuvre.

If you like Clint Eastwood films this is an Ok film, if you don't you may find this a little slow paced. Worth a watch.

Big Clint Fan!

This wasn't one of Clint Eastwoods beat thrillers but its worth a watch if your a fan. The story is quite boring and the outcome isn't really that thrilling but it's one for the Clint collection.

No ooomph

First 20 minutes it captivated me, thought it would build to something good, but i guess once you have seen one thriller, you have seem them all, because after 20 minutes it became very predictable and dull. Had me laughing at times, with Clint aka dirty harry trying to pretend he still has it.

Ah i guess it was passable,..... thats all i have to say lol

3/5

Bloody hard work

Mcaleb (Eastwood) hunts down the killer of his heart donor. Slow paced but has all the Eastwood style. Not at his best but worth a look all the same.

Not as good as the book

An adequate film from an excellent book. Not Clint Eastwoods best performance and the story line was disjointed. If I hadn't read the book I would have been lost at the beginning. Okay if you've nothing better to do.

Ageing Clint Estwood plays Dirty Harry again

In the vain of Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood portrays a retired detective looking for the murderer of the person who's heart he has been given. Eastwood plays his part to perfection and takes on the roll of an ageing sluth with a great performace. The downfall of the film is its lack of other named actors. But highly recommeded for Eastwood fans

Loved the book....

so watched the film. No great surprises for me, but still a good Clint performance. A bit plodding, never really gets you that interested. Still a good film to watch if you really have nothing else to do.