Bloodwork

Starts out fairly decent, first 30 minutes is more of a comedy than anything else.

The quickly changes after that though and turns into something more in the horror territory.

And that's also where the movie starts falling apart.

In some aspects it works, it did have a good set-up and a decent enough cast, plus the cinematography was pretty cool and decent atmosphere but it's just the incredibly contrived writing that gets in the way.

I'd rather have no reasoning than what we are given and there so many logical loopholes in the characters motives and reactions that you can go hula-hooping with them.

Being a trial patient for a new drug myself, I certainly could relate to the premise. Fortunately - for me! - things didn't get out of hand as it did for these poor guys - or not yet, that is!

The film starts off very realistic and well substantiated. They offer more than enough time for us to get to know and like the characters before the mayhem starts, so we can root for them. It is lighthearted at first, and fast-paced. I enjoyed the different characterizations. There's also an interesting reversal of attitude among the characters.

'Bloodwork' turns uncomfortable real quick and you might want to watch some of the scenes through parted fingers, knees up to the chin! Believe me, it gets under your skin. During the final act, things spin out of control at a rapid pace. There's also a few surprises in store. Be prepared, the film becomes rather brutal, gory and bloody.

The actors does an incredible job and I also found the script very good.

Would I watch it again? Yes.

Two College friends agree to take part in a pharmaceutical trial for a new anti histamine medication, unfortunately the testing trials have a shocking effect on the subjects.

It started so well, the first half an hour or so was really intriguing, offering up several chilling possibilities, you have no idea quite where they're going to take it.

It has a few surprises and a couple of laughs, it's one of those films that's worth checking out if you're at a loose end.

Sadly the direction they take it in, is disappointing, it's so repetitive and predictable, it could have been a real chiller, if they'd stayed within the possibilities of reality, it could have worked,

Eric Roberts is here, but blink and you'll miss him, he's good, but is given minutes of screen time.

5/10.

If you are a horror/suspense fan, you'll like this (unless you expect every movie to have EVERYTHING,, budgets are budgets,, ya know).

College students sign up for this 2 week new allergy drug trial, only to find out the side effects are much more than they bargained for.

Just go watch it!

The movie was pretty entertaining. Well-shot and technically great. There are some really funny jokes told in the beginning of the movie. It has a very interesting premise, which I don't remember having seen in other movies, at least not in the fresh way it is presented here. The scientific explanation for why we are "disgusted" by certain things was excellent and I learned something new. The characters were all likable, even the seemingly bad guys. I didn't know who to root for. I guess I liked both sides, because neither side was actually bad. You find out why when the movie is about to end. The acting was superb to say the least. Actually, I was surprised by the number of good actors and actresses in this movie. They were all good-looking and knew what they were doing. The movie was not really scary, but it was entertaining. I could compare it to The Lazarus Effect (2015) in style, which interestingly enough has the exact same rating on IMDb. All in all, if you're looking to be entertained, do watch this, but if you want to get scared, look elsewhere. This is science-fiction, Thriller, Mystery with some Horror elements.

Final score: 7/10