Somehow, although the first hour of the film is devoted almost entirely to exposition, it’s not until Lamorne Morris arrives as tech genius, Wigans, about 75 minutes into the film that it becomes clear where the story is headed. In the moments where it could give the characters time to breathe or develop the fascinating themes lying just below the surface, the movie tosses in a ham-fisted joke about someone’s penis, explains the plot and bounces to the next scene. The movie is always racing to get to the next Important Story Moment as fast as possible without understanding what actually works. It’s this style that really prevents Bloodshot from clicking. But it never uses this clever metatextual twist to add to the story in any way, using it for laughs with a couple of one-liners about action cliches before moving on to the next important plot beat. The hero’s background intentionally plays off trappings of generic action movies, which makes Diesel’s casting as the hero work quite well. There are some fun moments in the film's opening hour, especially the way the team manages Garrison on his mission. The dynamic of the team who works with Harting to make this happen is reminiscent of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, with different scientists and agents working together to take the new version of the mercenary and point him in the right direction. He’s quickly shut down, brain-wiped and sent on another mission. Garrison quickly breaks out of Harting’s facility and, after a handful of well-executed action sequences, finds the revenge he seeks. RELATED: Bloodshot: Vin Diesel's Superhero Film Is Off to a Terrible Rotten Tomatoes Start The soldier now has nanobots in his blood that give him super strength and healing capabilities. Harting's experiments have brought Garrison back to life with superpowers. After being killed by the villain himself, Garrison is revived by a scientist named Emil Harting, played by Guy Pearce, who is essentially reprising his role from Iron Man 3. Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, who begins the movie believing he is a soldier whose wife was murdered by a mysterious villain (Toby Kebbell).
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