Bloodshot (2020) – His Mind Was Taken. His Body Is a Weapon.

He was built to follow orders. Now he’s rewriting the code

Bloodshot (2020) explodes onto the screen as a gritty, tech-fueled superhero origin story with a twist—built on revenge, memory manipulation, and unstoppable rage. Based on the Valiant Comics character, the film follows Ray Garrison (played by Vin Diesel), a soldier brought back from the dead by a secretive tech conglomerate. But he's not just revived—he's rebuilt.

Injected with experimental nanotechnology, Ray becomes Bloodshot, a walking arsenal of self-repairing nanites that give him superhuman strength, instant healing, and a built-in combat processor. But the cost? His memories are no longer his own. What he believes is revenge for his wife’s murder is actually a planted narrative—one used to control him, to make him kill on command, again and again.

As Ray slowly begins to unravel the lies, he escapes the company’s grip and goes rogue, determined to uncover the truth behind his past and those who hijacked his humanity. Along the way, he encounters KT, another enhanced operative with her own buried trauma, and Wilfred Wigans, a fast-talking hacker who provides both comic relief and essential aid in Ray’s pursuit of freedom.

Directed with a slick, high-gloss style, Bloodshot combines fast-paced action with cyberpunk aesthetics. From high-speed chases to nanite-powered brawls, the action scenes feel visceral and stylized—particularly a standout sequence in a tunnel filled with flour, slow-motion gunfire, and exploding memories.

But beneath the muscle and bullets, Bloodshot asks a potent question: If your memories are weaponized, can you ever truly trust yourself?