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Features: DVD, Widescreen
FBI profiler Terry McCaleb almost always gets to the heart of a case. This time, that heart beats inside him. He's a cardiac patient who received a murder victim's heart. And the donor's sister asks him to make good on his second chance by finding the killer. That's just the first of the many twists in a smart, gritty suspense thriller that's "vintage Eastwood: swift, surprising and very, very exciting" (Jim Svedja, KNX/CBS Radio). Clint Eastwood produces, directs and stars in this edgy, acclaimed mystery based on Michael Connelly's novel and scripted by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential). With a superb cast brought to a hard boil playing characters to quicken your pulse and hold you spellbound, Blood Work works exceptionally well.
"...one of the better cops-and-killers melodramas to hit theaters this year." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner
"... bracingly no-nonsense, highly professional policier..." J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
"[Eastwood] remains one tough hombre..." Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
"Blood Work holds you in a vice." Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
"...filled with colorful characters, lots of humor and well-developed scenes." Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"[A] strong piece of work." Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Editor's Note
BLOOD WORK, starring Clint Eastwood as retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb, is a mystery thriller about a serial killer whose latest victim was the organ donor responsible for McCaleb's recent heart transplant. When the victim's sister, Graciella (Wanda de Jesus), delivers this strange news to him and asks for his help, he has no choice but to answer her call, against his doctor's wishes. While frisky LAPD officers try to keep McCaleb away because his top-notch profiling skills make their efforts seem feeble, and McCaleb's physical strength and stamina are limited more than ever before, it seems as if the case is destined to go unsolved. But McCaleb's conscience weighs too heavily upon him to let the murderer go free, and the only way to clear his mind and find peace is to throw his full energy into the investigation. McCaleb lives on a boat and is well-acquainted with a lazy, drunken young man, Buddy (Jeff Daniels), who lives on a boat in the same berth, so he enlists Buddy as his driver and assistant. What ensues is an excellent police drama that leads McCaleb through an extensive process of analyzing evidence, questioning people related to the crimes, and breaking codes, and results in a chilling and totally unexpected climax.
| Features | Star/Director/Writer Film Highlights | | Scene Access | | Interactive Menus | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Widescreen Version | | "Making Of..." Featurette | | A Conversation In Spanish With Clint Eastwood, Wanda De Jesus And Paul Rodriguez [English Subtitles] | | Theatrical Trailer & Teaser |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/26/2005 |
| Running Time: 110 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 24201 | | UPC: 00085392420124 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...Eastwood, like Paul Newman, uses an economy of means to remain as compelling as he ever was....Connelly's excellent novel, crisply written and smartly plotted, is certainly fine thriller material..." 08/09/2002 p.C1USA Today
"...Eastwood himself remains pleasing to watch..." 08/09/2002 p.9D Entertainment Weekly
"...It's tasty and diverting genre popcorn..." 08/16/2002 p.46 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
...Eastwood has directed himself in 20 films, and that may represent the most consistent director-actor relationship in modern movies. He knows himself, he knows his craft, his pride as a director is dominant over his ego as an actor, and the results are films that use a star aura with an uncommon degree of intimacy. - Roger Ebert
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