Blood For Dust: Review

16th July 2023

Cliff (Scoot McNairy) is a travelling salesman and it’s not too easy doing what he does. His main source of income is selling defibrillators, and considering they’re a relatively new invention, they’re not that easy to sell. After all, as one of his clients says, Cliff’s trying to sell an electronic device to people who would normally use their hands to do the same thing.

Then one night, Cliff finds himself in a seedy strip club so that he can take his mind off his work and his mounting debts and that’s where he meets Ricky (Kit Harrington), an old colleague that he hasn’t seen in a while.

Ricky tells Cliff about the new line of work that he’s found himself in and he believes that he can help Cliff out. So long as Cliff feels comfortable with dealing in drugs.

Blood for Dust is a crime drama directed by Rod Blackhurst and co-written by David Ebeltoft. The kind of story which audiences may have seen before, the story may be saved by the stunning cinematography and the performances of its well-known cast.

As the story moves along, things go inevitably wrong and Cliff is forced to hide out with Ricky until they can get things together. This leads to the two actors playing off of each other in an interaction which is mainly driven by their characters which helps to flesh them out. Both men having started out the same, but taking very different routes gives director Blackhurst an opportunity to show that they may just be two sides of the same coin.

However, it’s clear unlikely partnerships such as this never go smoothly and although again the finale may not shock its intended audience, it may still give them a sense of satisfaction.

McNairy and Harrington work well together on screen, with the former playing an every day Joe and the latter opting for something more steeped in his character’s experiences. Blood and Dust may do nothing new in terms of story, but it is bound to find an audience looking for a gritty crime drama which delivers.

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