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The Bone Collector
1999
In Phillip Noyce's gripping thriller, Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a decorated New York City police officer and successful author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Angelina Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a troubled cop who finds herself .. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker |
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| Director | Phillip Noyce |
| Genres | Thriller |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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A run-of-the-mill story is here turned into an above-average thriller, thanks to impressive central performances from Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie as two very different cops who team up to track down a serial killer. Washington plays a decorated police officer now confined to his bed, virtually paralysed following an accident on the job. Jolie's the young rookie who's brought in to explore the deepest, darkest areas of Manhattan under his instruction as they follow the trail of a sadistic murderer who picks up his victims in a yellow taxi. Although the daft conclusion abandons all the logic painstakingly established in the previous scenes, this benefits from Phillip Noyce's fast-paced direction and sterling performances from Queen Latifah as Washington's nurse and Michael Rooker as his irascible superior. Proof, as if it were needed, of Washington's acting talent — especially considering he spends the whole movie immobile.
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A wearying, downbeat thriller of a familiar kind, dragged down by a script that makes little narrative sense and leaves too many questions unanswered.
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Lincoln Rhyme (Washington) is a legendary forensics cop bedridden after an accident, but that doesn't stop him leading... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Quality Thriller
I've read Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme books before, so I knew I'd enjoy this. It's a thriller with a difference, as the main character doesn... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Boner Fida
You forget slightly eccentric Angelina jolie stars in this film. The story is so good and Denzil is such an acomplished actor that good old "Lara"(... more
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
This film has a good concept, but is overly long and doesn't expand on some important aspects of the narrative. It has strong performances from the main ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
This film has a good concept, but is overly long and doesn't expand on some important aspects of the narrative. It has strong performances from the main ... more
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So enjoyable
Ok, so the plot is typically far fetched, but then so are the majority of films. For pure entertainment, this is a good film. Denzil Washington and Angelina ... more
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Quality Thriller
I've read Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme books before, so I knew I'd enjoy this. It's a thriller with a difference, as the main character doesn... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Boner Fida
You forget slightly eccentric Angelina jolie stars in this film. The story is so good and Denzil is such an acomplished actor that good old "Lara"(... more
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
This film has a good concept, but is overly long and doesn't expand on some important aspects of the narrative. It has strong performances from the main ... more
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scary stuff
good movie but Denzel Whashington a tad unconvincing. Still the storyline is gripping, and you would have no way of guessing 'WHODUNNIT'.
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This is definatley a film to watch, different twist we thought on the usual as one of the lead characters is shall we say a little incapacitated but manages to ... more
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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as good as the book
i'd read the book and just had to watch the film and i was impressed as i was with the book one to watch
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Critics' reviews (4)
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A run-of-the-mill story is here turned into an above-average thriller, thanks to impressive central performances from Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie as two very different cops who team up to track down a serial killer. Washington plays a decorated police officer now confined to his bed, virtually paralysed following an accident on the job. Jolie's the young rookie who's brought in to explore the deepest, darkest areas of Manhattan under his instruction as they follow the trail of a sadistic murderer who picks up his victims in a yellow taxi. Although the daft conclusion abandons all the logic painstakingly established in the previous scenes, this benefits from Phillip Noyce's fast-paced direction and sterling performances from Queen Latifah as Washington's nurse and Michael Rooker as his irascible superior. Proof, as if it were needed, of Washington's acting talent — especially considering he spends the whole movie immobile.
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A wearying, downbeat thriller of a familiar kind, dragged down by a script that makes little narrative sense and leaves too many questions unanswered.
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Lincoln Rhyme (Washington) is a legendary forensics cop bedridden after an accident, but that doesn't stop him leading... read more on Time Out
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"...Washington breathes actorly passion into [THE BONE COLLECTOR]..."
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In Phillip Noyce's gripping thriller, Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a decorated New York City police officer and successful author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is ... -
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The Bone Collector
In Phillip Noyce's gripping thriller, Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a decorated New York City police officer and successful author of crime novels. After a freak accident on the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Angelina Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a ...
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