- Release Date: 2002
- Runtime: 110 min
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus ... see all
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Plot: Retired FBI profiler Terry McCaleb (Eastwood), who has recently had a heart transplant, is hired by Graciela Rivers (De Jesus), to investigate the death of her sister, Gloria, who happens... Read more
User Reviews
The cast make it work but the ending is just so disappointing
Jul 05, 2008
The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
Jul 05, 2008The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
Clintwood's 'Blood Work' may not be the best nor most stylish of its genre but it remains enjoyable for the most part mainly because of the cast. It's quite a simple film but I found the end revelation disappointing and... Full review
Clint Eastwood acts his age.
Mar 10, 2008
nofur98 - yahoo.com
Mar 10, 2008nofur98 - yahoo.com
Clint is a Ex-FBI agent forced to retire for reasons I cant say. Things happen which ease him back into action to help someone put to bed a memorable and freightening tragedy. However, as you could expect? He gets deeper and... Full review
Not even close to Connelly's book
Dec 08, 2007
Dsauer55 - yahoo.com
Dec 08, 2007Dsauer55 - yahoo.com
I can't believe Connelley would let the movie differ so greatly from the book. He must have been ok with Clint helping him out by making the movie. Pretty dissapointed knowing the story in the book as the movie deviated greatly.... Full review
What a sad, sad sight.
Dec 08, 2007
nerak1138 - yahoo.com
Dec 08, 2007nerak1138 - yahoo.com
Michael Connelly is one of my all-time favorite crime drama authors. Clint Eastwood is one of my favorite actors, in spite of the fact that he's only capable of making two facial expressions. This movie just... bombed. I think the only... Full review
GOOD STORY
Mar 04, 2007
landaetal - yahoo.com
Mar 04, 2007landaetal - yahoo.com
I have to admit that I am a fan of Michael Connelly's books, they keep you turning the pages until the end and if you live or have lived in California and are familiar with LA and its surroundings, then you... Full review
boring!!!!!!!!
Jan 01, 2007
attana03 - yahoo.com
Jan 01, 2007attana03 - yahoo.com
the acting in this movie sucks, its long and really boring. jeff daniels is annoying and the ending was a little obvious u c it coming 10 miles away. dont waste your time watching it. my local video store had a... Full review
the best film of eastwood
Nov 15, 2006
ibib250 - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2006ibib250 - yahoo.com
blood work es la mejor pelicula de clint eastwood junto a sin perdon, un mundo perfecto, el jinete palido, el fuera de la ley y million dollar baby.supone ademas una de sus mejores actuaciones y todos los secundarios estan esplendidos.es una... Full review
Incredible Mental Game
Nov 15, 2006
jstalker85 - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2006jstalker85 - yahoo.com
"Blood Work" is not just another Clint Eastwood film. It is another Clint Eastwood masterpiece. The movie has so many crazy twists and turns that you wont be able to believe that everything is happening as it is. Small clues are... Full review
Bland and unsatisfying crime thriller.
Nov 15, 2006
qcriticman - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2006qcriticman - yahoo.com
Listless yawner directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in a role that should've gone to someone else.Dare I say it,someone younger.It really doesn't matter though because the film is executed with no style or visual intrigue at all. The ending is... Full review
Blood work is a top notch movie
Nov 15, 2006
jimmydizzle - yahoo.com
Nov 15, 2006jimmydizzle - yahoo.com
blood work is one of clint eastwoods best! its a must see and i suprising thriller with many of twists and turns. I think any person would love this movie. a 4 star worthy movie makin it a must see for... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 01, 2008Boxoffice Magazine
That mystery is undermined early on by poorly considered casting that calls all too much attention to itself.
Blood Work" has a plot that borders on parody, a half-dozen tragic performances (Angelica Houston and Paul Rodriguez among the most pitiable) and, ruefully, a love scene.
... Full Review
| Apr 02, 2005eFilmCritic.com
Blood Work is easily more entertaining than it has any right to be.....while Paul Rodriguez gives a truly obnoxious performance as a loud-mouthed local cop.....movie cops are so fond of and before too long he's chest-deep in chases, clues and the inevitably unpleasant local cops..... ... Full Review
| Dec 09, 2004Movies for Guys
This is a good old fashioned thriller with a great story and interesting characters, and it does not need big stunts or special effects.
He directed and produced Blood Work and did his usual excellent job.
... Full Review
| Mar 01, 2003ViewLondon
Sadly, Blood Work represents a new low - it's badly made, the plot is ridiculous and what's more, it confirms that Clint, like Woody Allen is now much too old for love scenes of any kind.
If you're unlucky enough to see the film, shut your eyes the moment he takes his shirt off and listen to the moans of discomfort in the audience instead.
... Full Review
| Dec 27, 2002San Francisco Chronicle
VIDEO OF THE WEEKOn savoring Eastwood 'Blood Work' not his best, but it's him
For a while, "Blood Work" is an estimable thriller.
It's a curious thing to savor a movie even as we're disappointed by it, but "Blood Work" inspires that reaction.
... Full Review
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2008-12-18
Best-selling novelist Michael Connelly can look back to his college days at the University of Florida and pinpoint the night his life changed by going to the movies. ... Full Article
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Where fiction meets reality
pittsburghlive.com –
2004-05-09
Connelly revisited the Poet's character because of two life-changing events: the birth of his first child and, especially, 9/11."I hesitate to equate such a tremendous and serious event to my little world of commercial fiction," he says. ... Full Article
Mystic River
reelviews.net –
2003-10-08
U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers With Mystic River , Clint Eastwood has rebounded nicely from the failure of his mediocre previous effort, Blood Work . Absent from the screen but behind the camera for the first time since Midnight in the... ... Full Article

Blood Work (2002) - Clint Eastwood

