| Blood Work Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| Since winning the Best Director Oscar for Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood's
directorial output has been much better when he isn't cast as the lead
(compare A Perfect World and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil with
True Crime and Absolute Power). With...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 4/10) |
| PLOT:
An aging cop with a heart condition finally keels over when chasing a serial
killer who liked fucking with his head. Two years after the incident, the
detective gets out of the hospital with a new heart and lease on life, until a
distressed woman...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Blood Work" (Warner Bros.)
In this suspense thriller, 72 year-old Clint Eastwood once again
incorporates the indignities of aging into his action-hero character. He's
Terrence "Terry" McCaleb, a veteran Southern...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Clint Eastwood makes hardware store movies. They're assembled
professionally out of basic nuts and bolts, solidly built and reliable, with a
machine-tooled shine. When things go together the way they're supposed to, you
get a structure with...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Directed by Clint Eastwood. Screenplay by Brian Helgeland, based on the
novel by Michael Connelly. Starring Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Wanda De
Jesus. Running time: 111 minutes. Rated AA for offensive language and
violent scenes by the MFCB. Reviewed on...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: C) |
| Much has been made of the fact that in Clint Eastwood's Blood Work, Dirty
Harry and Josey Wales ages visibly, actually having a heart attack while
giving chase to a criminal. Yes, but he aged in Space Cowboys, too, and he
did it with a lighter hand and,...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by John Sylva (Rating: C-) |
| Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen ought to create a coalition in celebration of
the enduring careers of a filmmaking generation old enough to be grandparents
of the modern one. They, of course, would be two of the premiere members.
Eastwood, 72, and...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| When Graciela Rivers' (Wanda De Jesus, "Ghosts of Mars") sister Gloria is
murdered, she hires the recipient of Gloria's heart, retired FBI director
Terry McCaleb (Clint Eastwood), to investigate the murder. Gradually the
senior citizen realizes he...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C+) |
| BLOOD WORK (director: Clint Eastwood; screenwriters: from a novel by Michael
Connelly/Brian Helgeland; cinematographer: Tom Stern; editor: Joel Cox; music:
Lennie Niehaus; cast: Clint Eastwood (Terry McCaleb), Wanda De Jesus (Graciela
Rivers), Jeff...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Aging FBI profiler Terry McCaleb (Clint Eastwood) suffered a massive heart
attack while pursuing a prolific serial murder dubbed the Code Killer. Two years
later, Terry is recovering from heart transplant surgery and is approached by a
pretty, serious...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Clint Eastwood's BLOOD WORK is a satisfying and engaging thriller, even if it
does take you down the memory lane of previous serial killer scripts. As actor,
star and producer, Eastwood demonstrates his usual supply of limitless creative
energy as he...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| BLOOD WORK (2002) 2 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Clint Eastwood, Wanda
De Jesus, Jeff Daniels, Tina Lifford, Anjelica Huston, Paul Rodriguez,
Dylan Walsh and Mason Lucero. Music by Lennie Niehaus. Screenplay by
Brian Helgeland. Based on a novel by...more |
| Blood Work Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 2.5
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Warner Bros./Malpaso
Director:Clint Eastwood
Writer: Brian Helgeland, novel by Michael Connelly
Cast:Clint Eastwood, Wanda De Jesus, Jeff Daniels, Angelica
Huston, Tina Clifford, Paul Rodriguez, Mason...more |
