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Roger Ebert, At the Movies: Assembled from off-the-shelf thriller contrivances, likable characters and utter absurdity, with one of those scores that's the musical equivalent of trying to scrape the burnt meat off the bottom of the pot. Read more
Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: The film's impact is dulled by the lack of emotional investment in the villain. Read more
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie muster enough electricity to make The Bone Collector a watchable thriller. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Noyce has the skill to keep the plot percolating and overcome its occasional missteps. Read more
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: The assumption that the premise would make a better-than - average thriller was wrong. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Phillip Noyce creates an effectively shadowy, decrepit Gotham. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: There is nothing remotely believable about this drawn-out cat-and-mouse game of a movie. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: The Bone Collector is another one of those unpleasant serial-killer movies. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: Read more
Amy Taubin, Village Voice: Read more
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Washington is, as usual, simply marvelous. Read more