The Bone Collector: Critic Reviews

Phillip Noyce creates an effectively shadowy, decrepit Gotham.

There is nothing remotely believable about this drawn-out cat-and-mouse game of a movie.

Washington is, as usual, simply marvelous.

The film never really gathers suspense and tension.

The assumption that the premise would make a better-than - average thriller was wrong.

The film's impact is dulled by the lack of emotional investment in the villain.

Another borderline-absurd scenario.

Entertaining but never fully engrossing.

Although the material is utterly conventional, the film does have a lot going for it.

From the well-placed and effectively used fake-out scares to the finely oiled secondary stock characters, from the charismatic lead characters to the creepy visuals, the film hits all its marks smoothly.

The Bone Collector is another one of those unpleasant serial-killer movies.

Noyce has the skill to keep the plot percolating and overcome its occasional missteps.

Grisly thriller with great performances; not for kids.

The filmmakers forgot to satisfactorily conceal the identity of the homicidal title character.

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

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

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.

The real killer... is easily spotted in the movie's one scene that isn't specifically designed to move the plot forward.

O que poderia ser uma boa historia transforma-se em um emaranhado confuso de cliches.

A thriller that also manages to focus on the art of mentoring.

Surprise revelations and plot twists undermine the entire film.

Once again, Mr. Washington delivers a fine performance.

The script by Jeremy Iacone leaves too many questions unanswered.

If you want to watch a wheelchair-bound man solve a murder, rent Rear Window.

The Bone Collector never comes close to the moral chill of Seven or even the step-by-step fascination generated by any number of HBO true-crime shows.