Connelly's Blood Work is a pretty good novel, tightly plotted, quick-paced. This movie butchers it, adding nonsensical plot elements and overly wordy dialog.The opening scene is already absurdly cliched, and ruins the atmosphere. Throughout, the dialog, acting, and directing borders on the inept. Veering between pointless additions to the book and overly literal interpretations of key scenes, this movie is unwatchable.