Bloodshoot 2020

Sometimes, you know exactly what you're going to get out of a movie just by looking at who the lead actor is.

Vin Diesel's movies, for instance, are simple - whether it's the Fast And Furious, XxX, Riddick franchises, or even The Pacifier, you know you'll at least get some good, mindless, action-packed fun out of the 90 minutes or so in the cinema. You may not be able to fathom what he is mumbling about half the time, but hey, that guy can throw a punch, and he never seems to get hurt. At all.

The supporting characters aren't too memorable either - Gonzalez is the token female character who gets one scene to show off what she can do, while Pearce seems to be rehashing his role from Iron Man 3. The one saving grace from the cast (aside from Diesel) is Lamorne Morris' hacker Wigans, who at least manages to inject some humor into an otherwise predictable and dour script.

Still, credit to director David S.F. Wilson for pulling off a decent job with the somewhat limited script, particularly in the way the movie starts out as a seemingly straightforward revenge flick only to take a surprising turn halfway through.

If you like watching Vin Diesel doing his thing, or just mindless action movies in general, then this is the movie for you.
Bloodshot is a 2020 American superhero film based on the Valiant Comics character of the same name. It is intended to be the first installment in a series of films set within a Valiant Comics shared cinematic universe. Directed by David S. F. Wilson (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer and a story by Wadlow, the film stars Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan, Toby Kebbell, and Guy Pearce. It follows a marine who was killed-in-action, only to be brought back to life with superpowers by an organization that wants to use him as a weapon.