So, even though I may talk pretty highly about some aspects, don't let that make you believe it's a great movie, because it's absolutely not. Bloodshot was the most recent film to be released that I felt this way towards. When I find a film that does work but is admittedly not all that great, I have more fun watching it than I should. When it comes to schlocky cinema, there are times when it works for me and times when it really doesn't, just like every moviegoer. At this rate, I don't think we're going to be getting that Valiant Cinematic Universe if this is the inauspicious kickoff. This also has Eiza Gonzalez in another movie where she plays a CGI-augmented version of herself (Alita: Battle Angel, Welcome to Marwen), so there's that too. If you're looking for a pretty straightforward action movie that you won't have to burden much thought with, you could do worse than Bloodshot. The final confrontation between Diesel and his tormentor (Guy Pearce, making a home for himself as this kind of character) has a clean and clever resolution I appreciated, but it was a long slog to get to something clever in construction and execution here. Having its main character essentially be invulnerable takes the stakes out of his fights, which means even more thinking needs to go into the action design to maximize this effect. The appearance of Diesel being rebuilt by the wispy nanites reminded me of Apocalypse's weird sand powers in X-Men: Apocalypse. There's one CGI-heavy fight scene down 50 stories of elevator shaft that has some moments to it, but as a whole Bloodshoot feels bloodless with its excitement. I was looking for the super-powered action sequences to be a major source of fun with this one and they left me shrugging. You can feel that certain visual compositions are here just to look cool for a trailer. The action is over-edited and under developed, with first-time director Dave Wilson (an esteemed director of video game cut scenes and promo trailers) getting lost in the "cool stuff" of his world, little gizmos and side characters rounding out Diesel's super-powered teammates and later opponents. That's the problem with Bloodshot is that it's a two-hour action movie that feels like it's going through the motions, built upon the spare parts of other better movies, and heading in one direction that's too telegraphed. The movie plays this as a big twist even though it was central in the trailer and advertising, and despite the fact that it seems too convoluted a path for a science project in the billions, it's pretty predictable. He gets vengeance on the man who killed his wife or so he believes, as Diesel's memory is wiped after every successful kill and re-implanted with new memories of a new identity of his wife's murderer. Based on a Valiant comic book, and reportedly the first step in a hopeful Valiant Cinematic Universe (oh boy), Vin Diesel stars as dead soldier given new life thanks to tiny nanites living in his blood that magically repair his body, making him nigh invincible. Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Sequences of Violence|Some Suggestive Material)īloodshot is the kind of junky sci-fi action movie you might have seen in the 90s before The Matrix, the kind of thing that an X-Files episode would have covered, probably with a better sense of storytelling. But when the company decides to manipulate his mind and memories, Garrison must embark on a desperate mission to find out what's real and what's not. With an army of nanotechnology in his veins, he's an unstoppable force - stronger than ever with the power to heal instantly. Recently killed in action, soldier Ray Garrison gets a new lease on life when the RST Corp.
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