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The Bone Collector

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The Bone Collector (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 82 Fresh: 23  Rotten:59 Average Rating: 4.8/10
 
Consensus: A talented cast is wasted on a bland attempt at a suspenseful, serial killer flick.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Synopsis: Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a successful police officer and author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a troubled cop who finds herself caught up in the investigation of a brutal... Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a successful police officer and author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a troubled cop who finds herself caught up in the investigation of a brutal serial killer. With the help of the bed-ridden Rhyme, she enters a dangerous world that threatens to add her to the killer's list. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Ed O'Neill

Director: Phillip Noyce
Screenwriter: Jeremy Iacone
Producer: Martin Bregman, Michael Scott Bregman, Louis A. Stroller
Composer: Craig Armstrong

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 8, 2007

[DVD Details]

HD-DVD Features:

  • Red HD Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound Plus 5.1 - English, French
  • DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Subtitles - English SDH, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • Commentaries - 1. Phillip Noyce - Director
  • Featurettes - 1. "Spotlight on Location"

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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The Bone Collector can't overcome limits of its script and it is unlikely to remain in viewers' memory for a long time.

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02/16/05
Dragan Antulov
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A desperate send-up of authentic evil, a True Crime! tabloid 'zine thriller packaged with all the subtlety and restraint of children's toothpaste.

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07/18/03
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today
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shares with most of the films of this genre a penchant for moody photography, startling bursts of violence and, regrettably, a finale that's so far-fetched and relies on so many coincidences it's impossible to swallow.

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07/02/03
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
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Susan Tavernetti
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12/08/02
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The real killer... is easily spotted in the movie's one scene that isn't specifically designed to move the plot forward.

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11/22/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
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Betty Jo Tucker
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06/18/02
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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