Bloodshot

I don’t really know what to say about Bloodshot. Vin Diesel is evidently trying to film something new probably to expand his usual set of scenes. And basically it is just the same as with Riddick. In this case, it is based on a comic book but in reality it is boring, has some action scenes that from time to time look good but are cut in a way that prevents you from seeing what is happening. (08/25/2020)

At first glance, Bloodshot is a B-movie to the core, offering nothing innovative in terms of story, just wrapping it all in a plethora of digital (and sometimes too unnatural) effects that similar films before the turn of the millennium didn't have. I had a pretty big problem with the cast: Vin Diesel is a mountain of muscle, but he can’t command the respect of, say, The Rock or even the older Sly and Arnie. Eiza González’s only function was to be a wooden ornament, and Lamorne Morris was incredibly annoying. Perhaps only Guy Pearce seemed okay in his role, and I'm glad they somehow illuminated Toby Kebbell's awkward "Psycho-Killer-Dance". While it's true that the dusty tunnel scene had a decent atmosphere, the final battle was a little too cheap and artificial. Better two stars! P.S. A few minutes before the end in the cinema, the screen went black and only the audio remained, and I felt that with that clichéd ending, I could have done with only the audio. (06/15/2020)

I was quite enjoying the first about 45 minutes because I was amused by one pretty cunning idea, which... which, as it later turned out, remained the only proper idea of the entire film. I could imagine Bloodshot becoming something like a new Equilibrium, but it would need a better script that didn't firstly laugh at film clichés and then in fact use them, and also another (I am intentionally not saying “better") actor, and not the well-known Vin Diesel, who plays Vin Diesel again, wearing his white undershirt, and the only difference is that speeches about family were replaced with speeches about coming home. (11/17/2020)

If you were expecting something better than average, you might want to stop watching movies. The trailer hinted at its B-movie quality, and Vin Diesel in the lead role could have put in more effort, but he’ll never be a great actor; he offers his one expression, which he barely adjusts even in the most intense emotional moments. That’s just how it is. Still, I found quite a few positives in the film. From the start, the film keeps moving and sticks to its well-trodden stereotypes. Considering the budget, one can hardly complain about the action scenes; the digital effects didn’t seem overly excessive. I consider the tunnel scene, involving a truck accident carrying flour, to be the absolute highlight. Mix that with the night setting and the interplay of red lights from all the cars, and visually, it was incredibly entertaining (though the editor could have toned it down a bit, sometimes it was overdone). The story was okay within its limits, and the main twist that shuffled things around pleasantly surprised me. The rest of the cast was mostly just there, but Eiza González brought a certain elegance to the film, which was worth it. The ending was too standard and needed more effort. If you’re looking to kill some afternoon boredom, this is the perfect film for you. I give it 60%. (03/26/2020)

Have you seen the trailer? You've seen everything. There's nothing extra in Bloodshot, and what little it does offer is pretty crappy. Vin Diesel tries his best, but he's playing the main character in a comic book movie with a woefully predictable story, uninteresting characters and unimaginative action scenes. It looks like a slightly overpriced pilot for some second-rate series that is pretty lacking in with, ideas, energy and basically anything that would make it worth watching. Diesel has stumbles again, but unlike, say, the similarly crappy The Last Witch Hunter, I don't even see anything with the potential to be interesting under a different director. A useless film. (03/12/2020)