Ray Garrison/Bloodshot
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- While there's nothing spectacular about the movie, the acting is terribly average, the story is cliché and predictable, the CGI is fine but not exceptional and the action sequences weren't made particularly well. It's still very watchable and entertaining. If you're looking for a fun, mindless action flick, you might appreciate it.
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Mar 13, 2020 · 5 min read. Vin Diesel fans who can’t wait for the next installment of the “Fast and Furious” macho soap opera series can get their fix at “Bloodshot,” a comic book adaptation that’s as big a stickler about “family” yet far less satisfying than even the worst films of the “Fast” franchise.
With an army of nanotechnology in his veins, he's an unstoppable force -- stronger than ever with the power to heal instantly. But when the company decides to manipulate his mind and memories ...
- (172)
- Dave Wilson
- PG-13
- Vin Diesel
Bloodshot: Directed by Dave Wilson. With Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell. Ray Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.
- (86K)
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Dave Wilson
- 2020-03-13
Mar 11, 2020 · Vin Diesel, at his bruising best, plays a soldier rebuilt into a superhero in a comic-book action movie that's built on just enough of a matrix to be fun. By Owen Gleiberman. ‘Woman of the Hour...
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- Verdict
By Kristy Puchko
Updated: Mar 12, 2020 12:45 am
Posted: Mar 11, 2020 9:15 pm
At first glance, Bloodshot seems a very on-brand Vin Diesel movie. It kicks off with an action sequence that has the hulking leading man barreling into a dangerous scenario, successfully kicking butt without breaking a sweat. Then, we follow him to an exotic location, where he strips down to his signature white-tank top to be greeted by a fawning female character who exists chiefly to be as naked as a PG-13 rating allows. Naturally, tragedy will strike, pushing Diesel's hero into hell-bent on vengeance mode. But all is not what it seems in this surprising action flick.
Based on the popular Valiant Comics series created by Kevin VanHook, Don Perlin, and Bob Layton, Bloodshot follows former soldier Ray Garrison (Diesel) on a globe-trekking mission of revenge. Ray's career in the military ended in his death, but groundbreaking nanotech -- from genius engineer Dr. Emil Harting (Guy Pearce) -- resurrects him to fight another day. While he now has super strength and healing powers, his memories are gone.
This section of the film is painfully clichéd. The opening action scene featuring a camo-wearing and gun-strapped Diesel facing down a frothing hostage-taker seems snatched from a shoot-em-up video game's cut scene. Then, Ray's wife Gina (Talulah Riley) appears in virginal white to exude innocence just moments before she'll show us her panties and some side-boob to prove what a stud the hero is. Then, she'll be swiftly fridged because behind every great man is a woman's corpse that motivates him.
All this is to say, I absolutely loathed the first twenty minutes of Bloodshot, save for one section. In the sequence where Gina is murdered, Toby Kebbell prances in playing a mega-douchebag villain. This too is a cliché, but one with which he was clearly having a lot of fun. What can I say, his joy is contagious. The camera tilts up from his striped gym socks paired with sandals to the long white jean shorts he's paired with a Hawaiian shirt. Because this slaughter scene will play out in the clichéd setting of a meat locker, Kebbell's baddie is draped in a crisp white parka and topped with a knitted cap with a jaunty pom-pom. Approaching a bound Ray, he dances merrily to the Talking Heads' hit "Psycho Killer." It's hilariously over-the-top, but undeniably fun. More villains should dance! (See Gamer.)
Thankfully, Bloodshot begins to veer more into this spirited direction once a major twist unfurls. Okay, so the "twist" will only be a surprise to those who haven't read the comics. From there, he teams up with sexy super soldier KT (Baby Driver's Eiza González) and eccentric programmer Wilfred Wigans (The New Girl's LaMorne Morris) to get vengeance one last time.
The screenplay by Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer essentially creates a bait-and-switch, setting up Bloodshot as if it's a hackneyed homage to '80s action movies before changing gears for something a bit more modern. The action scenes become less gun-focused, the villain less obvious, and KT offers a female character who exists to be slightly more than eye-candy or a tragedy prop. In his directorial debut, video game veteran turned filmmaker David S.F. Wilson delivers an aggressive pace that rolls over plot-holes with the grace -- but effectiveness -- of a tank. His experience with CG comes in handy with a slew of action sequences, which are solidly engaging. And while the baddies won't bleed, giving Ray black "blood" means you can literally blow him to gruesome bits, even in a PG-13 movie. (Thanks, MPAA!) All of which gives the latter action scenes a satisfying kick.
Diesel strides through the role of sneering super soldier as you'd expect. His performance is 90% flex and smolder, and it's fine. It sets the bar for steeliness that much of the supporting cast is happy to meet. But with an irrepressible chipperness and brazen geekiness, Morris blows right past them all like a whirlwind of quips and charisma to absolutely steal this movie. He doesn't pop up until deep in the second act. From there, Morris becomes this film's very best bit, delivering British slang with a bouncy accent, playing a perfect foil to Diesel's stoicism with much comedic mugging, and even trying his hand at an impression of the action star's signature delivery style. It's hilarious. The action makes Bloodshot exciting, but Morris almost single-handedly makes it fun.
Bloodshot is unapologetically a popcorn movie of the switch-off-your-brain-and-kick-back variety. Diesel and company soldier through a wonky plot to deliver glowers, superhero poses, and loads of action. Director Wilson brings the heat with solid visual effects and a relentless pace. But keen-eyed viewers will notice the telltale signs of "fix it i...
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 31% based on 172 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Bloodshot gives Vin Diesel a solid opportunity to indulge in old-school action that should satisfy fans, even if the end result is disappointingly mediocre."
Never trying to break free from the comic book action movies of old, Bloodshot is a throwback to the time where the best versions of familiar tropes laid atop a remixed story make for a blast of...
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