Fresh
Phillip Noyce creates an effectively shadowy, decrepit Gotham.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
The Bone Collector
Right now, this serial killer could be looking at his next victim.
1999 · 1h 58m · R
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
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The Bone Collector
Overview
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.
Director and cast
- Phillip Noyce Director
- Denzel Washington as Lincoln Rhyme
- Angelina Jolie as Amelia Donaghy
- Queen Latifah as Thelma
- Michael Rooker as Captain Howard Cheney
- Michael McGlone as Detective Kenny Solomon
- Luis Guzmán as Eddie Ortiz
- Leland Orser as Richard Thompson
- John Benjamin Hickey as Dr. Barry Lehman
- Bobby Cannavale as Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend
- Ed O'Neill as Detective Paulie Sellitto
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
30%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie muster enough electricity to make The Bone Collector a watchable thriller.
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
Entertaining but never fully engrossing.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Rotten
Jolie, while always delicious to look at, is simply and woefully miscast.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
Washington is, as usual, simply marvelous.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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