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The Bone Collector

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Critics' Reviews

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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
A tribute to old-fashioned craftsmanship and skill both on and off the screen, it's as crisp and efficient as its law enforcement protagonists, able to make the best of its traditional genre elements.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
A skeleton-thin thriller wrapped in glamorous production values.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
Washington and Jolie earn their stripes here, but more texture would have resulted, I think, in more terror.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Gary Thompson
Weaknesses are confirmed in the movie's laughable climax.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: Eric S. Arnold
May be formulaic...but many good recipes are.Read Full Review »
50
The New York Times: Stephen Holden
A cinematic game that might be called Urban Creep Show, New York-style.Read Full Review »
50
Time: Richard Schickel
It's kind of fun--if you have the stomach for its more grisly passages.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
There's only one good reason to see The Bone Collector, and her name is Angelina Jolie.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
The ending stinks.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The quality of the acting is so much better than the material deserves.Read Full Review »
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