| Blood Work | | Cast : | Clint Eastwood | | Director : | Clint Eastwood | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | August 09, 2002 | | DVD Released Date : | June 01, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 08, 2005 | | Summary | Not A Very Enticing Title For A Blood Debt Mystery. | Content
 | This was typical Eastwood fare, starring an aging FBI agent out trying to do what the younger policemen couldn't do. In his job with the FBI, the agents call this kind of thing, blood work, as all "blood debts are paid in blood."
His woman doctor, played by Anjelica Huston, conveniently does not tell him where his donated heart (transplant) came from; when the donor's sister arrives at his houseboat asking for his assistance in finding the murderer, he is shocked to find out that he now has the heart of a young Hispanic woman.
He decides to do his own investigation since he is now "retired" but the police refuse to aid him in any way. A person from his past is a bit too interested in the case, and has "souvenirs" collected from other recent murders, including the necklace of this young mother of a son. As he confronts him with the facts, the killer, played skillfully by Jeff Daniels, tells him "I saved You."
The L. A. Harbor is beautiful in the daytime with the bright blue sky but too many of the action scenes took place in the dark. Not so exciting as the book written in 1998 by a former crime reporter, Michael Connelly, but Clint did it all -- producer, director, star -- which he is so good at in his later years. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 25, 2005 | | Summary | Eastwood mystery | Content
| Genre: Mystery, Drama
Genre Grade: B+
Final Grade: B
This was a great Clint Eastwood film (he directed and starred in it). His acting was superb in it, and the story pulled itself together well. Eastwood is so good with lighting effects in creating visual tension and keeping the audience in suspense. So many directors of our day seem to have forgotten the power of a simple lightbulb. The only part I didn't like about this movie was its predictability because it follows basic genre lines too much. I had the killer figured out ten minutes into the movie, and there was no suprises to keep me on the edge of my seat or awed. I recommend this movie though, because I don't know if most audiences would be able to figure out the killer as quickly as I did, I just could see through the plot and knew what was going to end up happening. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 30, 2005 | | Summary | The book is fascinating; the movie fails it. | Content
| I'm a retired attorney. I enjoy crime novels and the movies that bring them to us visually. However, this movie simply is a pain to watch, IF one enjoyed the drama of the book. The book "Blood Work" is very detailed and the solution to the "who done it" is very well hidden. I won't bore you with details but if you want to know how the movie compares with the novel, read the review by "km southern" dated Oct 19, 2004, that is available below. She is right on. The movie has so many flaws that even without having read the book upon which it purports to be based, it is a poor choice. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 09, 2005 | | Summary | Blood Work | Content
| I was impressed with this film. I have always been a great fan of Clint Eastwood. It is true that he is getting up there in years and it saddens me. This mystery thriller keeps you guessing till the end. I pegged the murderer right off but the twists and turns made me second guess myself constantly. In the end, Clint Eastwood proves that no one can outdo him! |
| Rating | | | Date | March 06, 2005 | | Summary | Stick with the book. | Content
| Finally got around to renting this. I was pretty disappointed in the changes that were made. The book is more detailed and contains a completely different outcome. Jeff Daniels put in a good performance, but the filmakers dropped the ball making him the villian when in the book he plays Terry's good buddy not bright enough to be a criminal mastermind. |
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