![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His goal is to get revenge for his stolen life and ensure Project Rising Spirit doesn't use its nanotechnology to create more super-soldiers. But whereas Frank wages a constant war against any and all criminals, Bloodshot tends to direct his wrath against the organization that made him what he is. As for the Punisher, Bloodshot shares Frank Castle's single-minded obsession with killing the wicked. Also like Wolverine, Bloodshot can heal from nearly any injury, thanks to the nanites coursing through his blood and transforming him into the ultimate super-soldier. Like Wolverine, Bloodshot was subjected to medical experimentation by a sinister organization, transforming him into a killing machine with few memories of his past. He made his comic book debut at a time when violent anti-heroes were all the rage and borrows many familiar elements from both those Marvel characters, even if the end result is a unique character. It doesn't help that the Fast and the Furious star seems to be on half speed for extended periods of the film.Who Is Bloodshot?The easiest way to describe Bloodshot is that he's a mash-up of Wolverine and The Punisher. Much of the time, Diesel is just wading through faceless henchmen who don't pose any threat, in fights that could be lifted from any of the muscleman's other films. Sadly, there isn't enough of that uniqueness, especially in filler fight scenes that are sludgy and one-note. Moments like this, when the film displays flashes of novel and cool stuff, show off what makes Bloodshot unique. The deliciously icky concept is ripe for striking visual flourishes, like when Diesel has half his face blasted off only for the billowing gore to reform and reattach itself. Garrison is transformed by an infusion of nanotechnology to become a kind of steroidal Robocop, his quest for revenge powered by billions of tiny machines pootling around in his bloodstream. Diesel plays special forces tough nut Ray Garrison, who returns from a mission shooting generic foreigners to find his blissful reunion with his wife interrupted by a vicious killer. ![]()
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