Synopsis: Retired
fed decides to risk his fragile health by playing private investigator without
a license, and somehow winds up working on exactly the same case that caused his problem in the first place.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “FBI profiler Terry McCaleb almost always gets to the heart of a
case. This time, that heart beats inside him.”
What Did I Learn?:
1) If you can’t protect the integrity of the system, there is no system. 2) You
can always con the local constabulary with a box of donuts.
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Movie If: You want to see a big star recover from a big heart attack.
Really?: 1) See: “Synopsis.” Leaving aside the
incredible coincidences involved, it’s funny how the local cops warn McCaleb
against sleuthing without a PI license, and they never act upon it – even though
one detective clearly hates his guts. 2) So wait, McCaleb sees a parked car,and then decides to blast it in broad daylight – right in front of a cop – in broad daylight? WTF? 3) Did anyone find the romance between McCaleb and Graciella
(Wanda DeJesus) just a little creepy? Eastwood is almost 30 years older, for
crying out loud! Wouldn’t Anjelica Houston, who plays his doctor, have been a
much more suitable partner? 4) Hold on – the killer goes through all of that
trouble to save McCaleb’s life, and all he really wants is to resume the
cat-and-mouse dynamic between them, and he suddenly decides to ice his worthy adversary,
Graciella and the little boy? That’s not a well-conceived ending.
Rating: Blood Work is an incredibly contrived,
and progressively implausible crime drama that’s enjoyable only if you put your
brain on “pause.” Eastwood does his best with the material, and Houston is
wasted in a nothing role, but Jeff Daniels does a nice job as McCaleb’s
mysterious neighbour. 6.5/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309377/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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