![]() ![]() This was something kept under wraps during the casting announcement so it’s fun to learn more about the character.īased on the comic book of the same name, Sam Heughan will play a Navy SEAL, who has been changed with technology after something traumatic happened. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of that, and Heughan, as his ally turned foe, is responsible for a good deal of it.What we do get is a little more information about the role Heughan is playing. They can reassemble and rebuild him into a super guy whenever he gets hit, shot, run over or even has his head smashed in. This one’s about a guy who gets killed in the line of duty, then is brought back to life by a major corporation that rebuilds him with nano robots instead of blood. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, if you know going into it that it’s a film based on a comic book - a Valient comic book, for those who are searching their memories in vain for a DC or Marvel hero of that name. In fact, in the very beginning, after Diesel almost single-handedly foils a terrorist cell, then returns to his wife and unabashedly rips off his shirt to greet her, you think, “Oh, it’s that kind of movie-no subtlety whatsoever. ![]() It’s jam packed with flashy CGI, guys and girls pummeling each other, and gratuitous (but not unappealing) shots of Diesel in tight T-shirts. ![]() Was it worth it? Well, if you’re into brash action movies, comic book heroes, Vin Diesel and/or Sam Heughan ( Outlander’s Jamie, for the handful of men who don’t know this), and not in a high risk demo, sure. ![]() I suppose that becomes the definitive question these days, doesn’t it? Is this film worth sitting in a theater full (or not so full) of strangers to see? You’ll have to make that decision for yourself, but just know that for you, dear readers, I braved it. Bloodshot Review - Yes, I attended a packed theater full of huggy colleagues to see this comic book based action movie, but should you? ![]()
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