One hundred years of cinema means that by now, we've already seen almost every plot you can come up with. The truly original
filmmakers still manage to surprise us now and then, but the average flick playing at the multiplex -- especially between Memorial and Labor days -- is going to be nothing more than variations on a theme. For this reason, personality is more important than ever. Take "Blood Work," for example. It is your basic story about a retired cop who comes back for one last case that he has a personal interest in. It is indistinguishable from quite a few other films with similar plots -- except that it stars Clint Eastwood. There are people who would pay money just to watch two hours of Clint Eastwood snarling. I am one of those people. If you are, too, then "Blood Work" is watchable. Otherwise, it's strictly run-of-the-mill. There is one slight twist. Eastwood's character, Terry McCaleb, retired from the Los Angeles office of the FBI due to a heart defect. He eventually received a transplant and is now recovering on his houseboat. He is approached by Graciela Rivers (Wanda De Jesus), a sultry Hispanic woman who wants his help in finding her sister's killer. Terry says no; he's retired. Graciela says he has to help: He has her sister's heart.
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