The Bone Collector 1999

Critics score:
28 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

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

Globe and Mail: 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

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: 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

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Dennis Harvey, Variety: Entertaining but never fully engrossing. Read more

Amy Taubin, Village Voice: Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Washington is, as usual, simply marvelous. Read more