The Bone Collector

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J H @UpstateNYThriller Jul 22 7/10 Movie where Denzel Washington plays paralyzed detective to try and help Angelina Jolie find a serial killer. Late 90s good movie See more Ronald F @RT59759922 Mar 31 I love this movie! The cast is great with Washington, Jolie, Guzman, Rooker, O`Neill etc., good story and imagery, the chemistry in the cast is excellent. Off course in a crowded genre like this people tend to be over critical. This is no "Seven" oder "Silence of the Lambs" and for me that's totally fine. If there are plot holes in it, keep em, I rewatch this thriller every few years and it simply doesn't get old. See more bob C @RT46426964 Mar 29 Pretty dopey attempt to access the market created by Silence of the Lambs with the equivalents obvious. One step above junk. See more Declan M @Deco2529 Feb 14 Very good cast and an enjoyable movie if you’re into serial killer crime thrillers. The plot is good but do see it being a little predictable in terms of the ending quite early on but still overall I think it’s still worthy of a watch! See more Antonie M @Beiwgehdjeh Feb 8 Not the perfect movie, low-key didn't watch it. Am I doomed, do I deserve destruction. Or is earth saved. Does he know😏 See more Par H @Parhwy Feb 7 I have not seen The Bone Collector (1999) since it was released or since it was released to video (back when that was how we watched movies: went to a video store). So, seeing it in February 2026, it was jarring. Jarring in terms of how edgy and good it was in 1999 and how clunky, awkward and improbable it is now. A cop who is new on the beat gets to be the top forensic detective in one day on the say-so of an ex-detective who was retired years ago due to disability; all cops defer to them throughout. Jolie looks like Cillian Murphy. She spends a lot of time with shrink-wrapped eyes a lot. Washington is ridiculously knowledgeable about too much. The killer is killing 3 people over days. New York had 903 murders in 1999 or three a day. And yet this killer gets a massive taskforce? Oh, he left weird clues? Freaky! And yet the underlying message is that actual forensic detectives are useless. I gather this film took inspiration from Seven. See more Read all reviews

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