Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 One of Eastwood's best and most underrated directorial efforts sees him as an ageing detective fitted with a new heart and haunted by his past. 'Blood Work (2002)' is sort of Eastwood's reflection on the genre that 'Dirty Harry (1972)' helped solidify, in the same way 'Unforgiven (1992)' was an interesting counterbalance to the 'Man With No Name' trilogy so seminal to the western. The picture is generally unglamorously gritty but occasionally slips into silliness and convention. The obvious yet nonsensical villainous reveal is ham-fisted and forced at best, being a wholly unnecessary addition to the book that comes across quite cheap. The flick withstands its few flaws thanks to how entertaining it is, with the fact that its hero feels as though he could keel over from a simple heart-attack any minute making it all the more exciting. 7/10

slightlymad22 Blood Work (2002)Plot In A Paragraph: Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler (Eastwood) returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.There had been a serious change of pace with Eastwood during the last decade, (both in terms of the number of movies he was releasing and the type of roles he played) This was the first time in 9 years he had played an officer of the law, and it was the first time an Eastwood character had killed someone on screen since Unforgiven nine years earlier. This is a very different Clint cop, as he is very vulnerable quite a bit. He is not the ass kicking, name taking cop he played in the early 90's. The movie is watchable, but it's instantly forgettable, it's predictable and they telegraph who the killer is to the audience from very early on. Blood Work only grossed $26 million at the domestic Box Office to end 2002 as the 94th highest grossing movie of the year. A sad end to Eastwood's work in the detective genre

ivo-cobra8 Disclaimer: If you are a viewer that mainly prefers art-house-type movies, then you might as well ignore this review. In addition, if you're not able to take a an action mystery movies, filed with intense and getting a view an intention, than ignore this review, as well. We'll both be better off.Blood Work (2002) is a good solid action thriller from Clint Eastwood based on the novel Blood Work from Michael Connelly. In my opinion this movie is very underrated, is not one of my favorite Clint Eastwood flicks but it is still watchable and I will still watch it. The film is about a retired FBI Director Terry McCaleb (Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Clint Eastwood), having recently undergone a heart transplant, retires to his boat in the L.A. harbor. However, he is soon coaxed out of retirement to assist a woman (Wanda De Jesus) in tracking down the person who killed her sister. As fate would have it, it was the woman's dead sister who gave Terry his new heart. While investigating the murder, Terry discovers that it may have been committed by a serial killer that he had been tracking while with the FBI -- a killer who has recently begun killing victims with Terry's blood type.The movie starts mostly with the murders, Terry McCaleb FBI agent was hunting down for years a killer who a psychopath dubbed "The Code Killer". A veteran FBI profiler, McCaleb is unrelenting in his pursuit of justice and unequalled in his success at tracking and catching murderers. But as he closes his latest adversary--a psychopath dubbed "The Code Killer" by the media--McCaleb is felled by a massive heart attack and forced into early retirement. Two years later he gets tracked down by a woman who her sister was killed down on a Valentine's Day and he got heart transplant by her, while Terry starts investigating a new lead too another murder drags him. This film has a lot of twists, a lot of action and really intense great mystery who is the killer and this movie and how many are they. It is filled with great suspense and intense. Whilst this is not one of Clint Eastwood's best or more well known movies, it is still a decent outing with a good plot and some good action on occasions. However be warned, it is very toned down in action and language in comparison with his other movies. If you like your movies extremely violent, this probably isn't the one for you.I will still gave it a watch, even tough is not my favorite Eastwood movie but it is in my Blu-ray collection and I don't have a lot of Eastwood's movies mostly classics one that he directed like where Tightrope another awesome mystery thriller from the 80's tough Clint Eastwood did not direct that movie it is closely similar to this one Blood Work, just the movies are both different from each other. I hope someday I will get Tightrope on Blu-ray. I still like it for been one of Clint Eastwood's fans, I will always enjoy this flick even tough is not that good as other movies I enjoy. Retired FBI Director Terry McCaleb is one of Eastwood's best characters tough. Clint Eastwood does everything in this movie: he produces, directs and stars in this edgy, acclaimed mystery based on Michael Connelly's novel and scripted by Brian Helgeland. With a superb cast brought to a hard bail playing characters to quicken your pulse and hold you spellbound, Blood Work works exceptional well.Jeff Daniels did a wonderful job as Jasper 'Buddy' No one as Terry McCaleb'a neighbor and friend. Jeff is terrific playing his character and the chemistry between two men's work. I love Jeff in Dumb & Dumber (1994) my favorite best classic comedy from Jim Carrey. A lot of people like Absolute Power (1998) my best favorite Clint Eastwood movie doesn't like, I thought Clint did a wonderful job directing and filming the last good mystery action thriller. Sorry people but I like it a lot especially because it is Clint Eastwood's movie. It has some flaws but it held my interest from beginning to end and left me satisfied. Not the greatest one or the best one it still a good performance from everyone including whole cast. I am giving it an 8/10. Still a good film! Blood Work is a 2002 American mystery thriller film produced, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood. The film co-stars Jeff Daniels, Wanda De Jesús, and Anjelica Huston. It is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly.8/10 Grade: B Studio: Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesús, Tina Lifford, Dylan Walsh, Paul Rodriguez, Dina Eastwood Director: Clint Eastwood Producer: Clint Eastwood Screenplay: Brian Helgeland Based on Blood Work by Michael Connelly Rated: R Running Time: 1 Hrs. 50 Mins. Budget: $50.000.000 Box Office: $31,794,718

The Couchpotatoes Crime/mysteries, that's the kind of movies I normally enjoy the most and when Clint Eastwood directs it and plays in it then I think you can say you're in to watch a good movie. It was maybe not his best movie ever but I surely did enjoy it even though I figured out who was the killer long before you're supposed to. Makes me a good detective I guess. The only things that bugged me were the performances of Wanda De Jesus and Paul Rodriguez. I thought their acting was mediocre at best. The star of the movie is of course Clint Eastwood. He's still got it, you can't fault him on anything. His usual rawness is his trademark and it still works perfectly. A good movie to watch once.