Bloodshot – A Movie A Day #92
Bloodshot – A Movie A Day #92
I’m been a huge comic book nerd for nearly all of my life, but even though I knew of Bloodshot, I never read it. It looked interesting enough, but for whatever reason, I just never gave it a shot. The trailers for the new Bloodshot movie had me very interested though.
For one thing, I’ve grown to be a pretty decent fan of Vin Diesel over the last few years. I wasn’t a fan when he was doing stuff like XXX and the early Fast and Furious movies, but I jumped into the Furious series at number 4, and I absolutely love it. That led me to being a fan of Vin Diesel. Plus, when I learned that he’s a bug nerd in real life to, I became an even bigger fan.
Also, I’ve been a huge fan of Guy Pearce since Memento. I adore that movie, and Guy Pearce is great in it. He’s great in everything. Even Lockout (which I also enjoy). So seeing Vin Diesel and Guy Pearce in a comic-book based sci-fi action movie with strong overtones of Memento in the trailers had me hooked right away. I didn’t expect Bloodshot to be superb, but I expected it to be fun. It definitely is fun, and I was definitely satisfied with what I saw.
Vin Diesel plays Ray, a bad-ass Marine who handles his business with brutal efficiency. Ray is killed after a mission, but he is resurrected by Dr. Harting. Harting uses technology to rebuild wounded warriors, and the nano-technology used to bring Ray back from the dead is Haring’s crowning achievement. Ray’s memories are spotty, but as flashes his own death begin to come back to him, Ray sets off on a mission of revenge. But not everything is as it seems.
I don’t want to spoil any more than that setup, but you can watch the trailer if you want to know why I got such a strong Memento vibe. Bloodshot really does have a similar setup to Memento, but Ray is way more violent and murderous than Leonard was.
Overall, Bloodshot is a fun action movie with neat effects and likable characters. The plot is in no way surprising, but I don’t think it really needs to be. It’s just good, violent, pulpy fun. It won’t be for everyone, but I certainly liked it. I’d love it if they went ahead with a sequel or started a small shared universe with the Valiant Comics brand. A lot of things are up in the air right now with, well, the world, but also with movies and theaters. Bloodshot‘s theatrical run got cut way short, so hopefully once the industry recovers they’ll give this potential series another shot.