... The film combines a number of elements with great success. You have the tragedy of Rhyme’s terrible accident and resulting state combined with the horrific police investigation that follows the so-called Bone Collector, and for me, the combination of the two was perfectly balanced. This ... Read review
Released in late 1999,The Bone Collectorwas originally promoted as a thriller in the ... more
tradition ofThe Silence of the LambsandSeven, suggesting that it would earn a place among those earlier, better films. Nice try, but no cigar.The Bone Collectorsettles...
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He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And ... more
the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington), a one-time top homicide investigator. Afte...
A murderer is loose on the streets of Manhattan. A diabolical killer whose brutal slayings ... more
leave a trail of cryptic messages hidden at the scene of each crime. Clues which only a brilliant mind can interpret. Now, as the city lies in fear, a gifted but quadriplegic detective is on the case. Together with the help of a rookie street cop, the two must go inside the mind of this terrifying madman and defeat him at his own game. For he will strike again...but next time, they may just be too late.Columbia Pictures presents a Bregman Production, The Bone Collector, a shattering suspense thriller starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, Golden Globe winner Angelina Jolie, and Grammy Award-winning rap artist Queen Latifah.
The hero of Jeffery Deaver's thriller The Bone Collector is Lincoln Rhyme, a forensic ... more
scientist known to his peers as "the world's foremost criminalist". Rhyme will need all his reason--and his considerable stock of high-tech tools--about him to solve this latest brain-twister: a serial killer with method to his madness. In tried and true thriller fashion, the killer's crimes are described in lurid detail, as is the astounding technological equipment with which Rhyme examines the evidence--everything from an energy-dispersive x-ray unit to a mass spectrometer. Every fictional detective has his or her gimmick, from Sherlock Holmes's violin to Nero Wolf's orchids, and Rhyme is no exception. He is a quadriplegic who can move nothing but a single finger. Gadget-philes will be in seventh heaven reading about Lincoln Rhyme's tools; other readers might feel the book could do with a few more plausible characters and a little less technology. --Amazon.com
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New York City is thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector a serial ... more
kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. The cops go to Lincoln Rhyme an ex-NYPD forensics expert left paralysed after an accident on the job. Rhyme reluctantly postpones his ambitions towards suicide and puts together a forensic investigation team enlisting as his eyes and ears young police officer Amelia Sachs. Rhyme digs deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - and slowly begins to narrow the noose around the Bone Collector. But the kidnapper is narrowing his own noose - around Lincoln Rhyme.
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New York City is thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector a serial ... more
kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. The cops go to Lincoln Rhyme an ex-NYPD forensics expert left paralysed after an accident on the job. Rhyme reluctantly postpones his ambitions towards suicide and puts together a forensic investigation team enlisting as his eyes and ears young police officer Amelia Sachs.Rhyme digs deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - and slowly begins to narrow the noose around the Bone Collector. But the kidnapper is narrowing his own noose - around Lincoln Rhyme.
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TRAPPEDWhen their daughter is abducted and taken for ransom by a gang of serial ... more
kidnappers, a young doctor and his wife find themselves held hostage while a 24-hour plan to extort their money is set into motion.Now, with time running out and the health of their asthmatic daughter at serious risk, they find themselves in a life-and-death race against the clock as the perfect crime begins spiraling towards an unthinkable, terrifying and deadly conclusion.IDENTITYWhat if every choice we made had already been made for us? What if there really were no coincidences in life and our destinies were already predetermined?Ten strangers with secrets are brought together in a savage rainstorm. All take shelter at a desolate motel run by a nervous night manager. Relief in finding shelter is quickly replaced with fear as the ten travellers begin to die, one by one. They soon realise that, if they are to survive, they'll have to uncover the secret that has brought them all together.THE BONE COLLECTORDenzel Washington and Angelina Jolie star in The Bone collector, a shattering suspense thriller which will both chill and intrigue.Lincoln Rhyme (Washington), a New York City detective specialising in forensics was once the country's leading criminologist. A near-fatal injury in the line of duty has, however, left him paralysed. Policewoman Amelia Donaghy is on the verge of moving to a desk job but her last call as a street cop leads her to the discovery of a gruesomely mutilated corpse. Although an unlikely pairing, Amelia must become Rhyme's ears, eyes and legs as they race against the clock to get inside the mind of this madman and defeat him at his own game.
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: K.C. Bascombe - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Powell, Linda Purl, Kevin Zegars
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Advantages: Creepy, tense drama Disadvantages: Predictable ending
...in forensics. Once one of the country’s leading criminologists, his career is brought abruptly to an end when a horrific accident almost kills him – and leaves him virtually paralysed. Policewoman Amelia Donaghy, on her last day as a street officer, is called to an incident on a piece of waste ground near a railway track, and discovers the horrifically mutilated body of a local business man part buried in the gravel. Her quick thinking ... ...before a rain shower washes the evidence away.
When his former colleagues bring the case to the attention of Rhyme, he is initially uninterested in the case and dismisses it as a simple ransom attempt. However, when he views the evidence assembled by Amelia he is intrigued further and impressed by the officer’s instinct and skill he requests that she is drafted to the case. Initially reluctant to join the case, the evidence left ... more
Lincoln Rhyme is a brilliant New York City detective who specialises in forensics. Once one of the country’s leading criminologists, his career is brought abruptly to an end when a horrific accident almost kills him – and leaves him virtually paralysed. Policewoman Amelia Donaghy, on her last day as a street officer, is called to an incident on a piece of waste ground near a railway track, and discovers the horrifically mutilated body of a local business man part buried in the gravel. Her quick thinking and instincts enable her to record details of the crime scene before a rain shower washes the evidence away.
When his former colleagues bring the case to the attention of Rhyme, he is initially uninterested in the case and dismisses it as a simple ransom attempt. However, when he views the evidence assembled by Amelia he is intrigued further and impressed by the officer’s instinct and skill he requests that she is drafted to the case. Initially reluctant to join the case, the evidence left by the killer gradually absorbs Amelia. It seems that a serial killer is on the loose – and Amelia must act as Lincoln’s eyes and ears to bring the perpetrator to justice before he strikes again.
Released in 1999, Philip Noyce’s suspenseful thriller is a well-crafted piece of cinema. The film combines a number of elements with great success. You have the tragedy of Rhyme’s terrible accident and resulting state combined with the horrific police investigation that follows the so-called Bone Collector, and for me, the combination of the two was perfectly balanced. This is a genuinely unsettling film – the vulnerability of the killer’s victims, coupled with the horrific nature of their deaths makes for grisly viewing and I was quite surprised that this film was only a 15-certified movie.
The film bears certain similarities to the crime horror Se7en, in that the killer’s moves are all very carefully calculated and at each crime scene he leaves clues to lead the police further. You have this suspicion in the back of your mind that Rhyme is closer to the case then he first realises – but whether this is the case or not, I’ll let you find out for yourself. Despite the fact that the killings are less numerous than those seen in Se7en, the methods of despatch are similarly gruesome. Visually, the filmmakers leave more to the imagination, but I personally tend to find this more disturbing than outright gore – I find myself imagining how it would be to find oneself in similar circumstances. This is one of the most successful aspects of the film. New York is not portrayed as a bright, welcoming city – the dark, eerie settings show New York at its most nefarious and sinister.
Lincoln Rhyme’s character is portrayed as an obviously brilliant man. His ability to piece together evidence from the crime scene is compelling to watch, and utterly convincing. I have read reviews of the movie, which criticised Rhyme’s character as being just a bit too clever, but I thought there was a clear logic to his train of thought, and a man as experienced in the field as him would be likely to draw such conclusions. I also liked the way in which Rhyme was portrayed – it would have been very easy to set him up as a bitter individual with a chip on his shoulder. Instead he is shown as a warm person who, despite his natural arrogance, has a depth of character that inspires the crime scene personnel that assemble around him. Denzel Washington was probably perfectly cast in this role and does a sterling job.
In some ways, there is an argument to say that the whole serial killer idea has been done to death by Hollywood, and whilst The Bone Collector is good, it isn’t entirely original. Aside from the obvious similarities with Se7en, some of the elements of the story have been seen many times before. Lincoln is the classic Hollywood policeman. Despite his terrible injuries, the ability of his colleagues to re-awaken his interest in police work is phenomenal, and he is a Hollywood hero in every sense of the word. The acting police detective Captain Cheney is your archetypal obstructive ass hole, who ignores any sign of good work around him, and is almost as big a bad guy as the serial killer himself. The conclusion is disappointingly predictable – if not very satisfying – and I’d be surprised if you don’t work it out by the time you get there.
Where The Bone Collector shines is in the relatively new concepts that it brings to the genre. I thought the idea of the lead investigator being virtually paralysed added an interesting twist to things. Here we have a brilliant police officer and crime scene investigator who is utterly reliant upon technology and his colleagues to act as his ears and eyes. Amelia’s troubled young policewoman is nothing terribly new, but her initiation into the world of forensic science is very convincing. I liked the way that she didn’t become a superstar overnight, and showed that she was frightened – and above all human. All too often, these films have a tendency to turn normal people into superheroes in the space of about 10 minutes and its just not convincing. Both Amelia and Lincoln exhibit very strong personalities, and whilst there is an inevitable clash between the two, part of the flow of the story is the way in which the two individuals are drawn together.
Angelina Jolie stars as Amelia Donaghy and, for me anyway, was a strange casting choice. Jolie’s piercing eyes and stunning looks seem out of sorts with her character and setting, and whilst she was very well placed as Lara Croft, I’m not sure the same could be said here. To confound matters more, her beauty is clumsily brought into the movie by a newspaper clipping of the fact that she used to be a model as a teenager. I rather felt this was brought into the script because the writers knew that the audience simply wouldn’t accept that a policewoman could look this good. Her beauty is played down to a certain extent (no nude shower scenes) but her ability to look good in a blue jump suit tells me that she simply isn’t earthy enough for a role such as this.
Another surprising, although more positive, selection is the appearance of Queen Latifah as Rhyme’s loyal nurse, Thelma. At first, Thelma’s character seems gratuitous, but I soon warmed to having her around and eventually decided that she was a useful addition to the supporting cast. Fans of hip hop will recognise the name as a key player in music world, but you wouldn’t know it here – and unlike male equivalents who have made a similar migration to the movie world, she ditches the street attitude completely. Michael Rooker’s portrayal of the jealous police captain, Cheney, is suitably convincing – although with his face and voice, he would be hard-pressed to be anything other than unpleasant.
This film will appeal to many people. I found the forensic science elements very interesting, and the attention to detail made this a very convincing piece. The mystery is genuinely absorbing, and you will be kept alert right up until you find out what’s going on. Horror film fans would probably also like this – despite an absence of gratuitous gore, this is a horrific film nonetheless. It’s also a compelling character study – Lincoln and Amelia are interesting enough to keep things going all the way through. I also found the scenes of New York visually very impressive. Even now, there is something very disquieting about films in New York where the Twin Towers are still standing.
If there’s one thing I learnt from this movie, it was that you should avoid Yellow Cabs in New York like the plague – especially if the driver has something strange hanging from his rear view mirror……
Advantages: Good acting, good filming. Disadvantages: It failed to thrill me.
...and so I turned to the trusty movie on demand service from our digital company Telewest. The movie I’d ordered previously had turned out to be dreadful - a low budget horror yawn. I was determined to do better with my money this time and so I’d already decided to order “The Bone Collector”. I’d heard good reviews about it; it included a good set of actors and actresses as well as an established film crew.
The director, ... ...success with the twins “Clear and Present Danger” and “Patriot Games”. To be honest, I think that sort of action thriller is the best sort of genre for his style. I’m afraid that I didn’t really enjoy “The Bone Collector”.
The acting was first class. I doubt I would be able to poke too much criticism at either the quality of performances or cinematography. The two stars of the movie, for me, where ...
Manx 03.04.2001
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Advantages: entertaining Disadvantages: no DTS on R2, no Isolated Score on R1
The Bone Collector. Yes it's just another by the numbers thriller with no new twists. Having said that it's still not bad as a piece of entertainment. Denzel Washington plays Lincoln Rhyme, an expert homicide detective who was victim of an accident while on the job that has left him quadriplegic and no longer active in the force. His life is pretty barren and he is considering ending it. Meanwhile on the streets of New York a young cop Amelia Donaghy ... ...Lincoln is brought in on the case and uses Amelia and his eyes and ears on the case as they try and track down the killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. So here we have the race against time to save victims, clever puzzle solving and of course the department chief who isn't too happy that his case is being taken over by a former colleague. Add to that some dark and gloomy atmosphere and some nasty killings and you have something that played out by ...
utero 31.10.2001
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Advantages: Some good action, some nice acting Disadvantages: Not a patch on the book
“Two cops on the trail of a serial killer. They must see as one… They must act as one… They must think as one Before another victim falls.”
I have to admit that I read the original novel by Jeffrey Deaver before I saw the film on the big screen. I also had read the sequel ‘The Coffin Dancer’ before reading this one – the first book of the series - and gained a certain empathy for the lead characters. My wife watched the film first and at my insistence, ... ...film that I did.
THE FILM
Lincoln Rhyme is an ex-cop in New York City. He was invalided from the Force by an accident which rendered him quadriplegic. He had specialised in forensic investigation and criminology and has built up an impressive database materials, local information and statistics against which evidence could be rapidly and critically compared. He is confined to a Clinitron bead bed but his intellect is unimpaired. He hates his situation ...
Newfloridian 08.12.2002
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...great movie when I saw the cast list. I am not a big fan of (The increasingly typecast)Denzyl Washington and the idea of seeing him in yet another detective role didn’t exactly get the heart pounding with anticipation. Looking further down the list we come to Queen Latifah, a female rap artist whose usual role is to get shot within minutes of being introduced into a movie and then we move on to Ed O’Neill famous for playing Al Bundy in ... ...Furthermore, we have the old tired serial killer plot dragged out again but this time with yet another ‘novel’ twist to separate it from the rest. However, there was little else in the video store so I rented it anyway, on the off-chance that it might turn out better than it looked. Denzyl Washington plays Detective Lincoln Rhyme, a brilliant forensic invesitgator who is now a quadraplegic stuck in a hospital bed unable to move anything ...
wampyrii 14.03.2001
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Advantages: good storyline and strong main characters Disadvantages: not enough made of the bone collecting aspect for my liking
...based on a book (by the same name) by the suspense/crime/thriller author Jeffery Deaver. The genre of fiction that has had me captivated for the last 10 or so years. Slowly more and more of the books I’ve been reading are being made into films.
The Bone Collector sees a world famous criminalist and forensic specialist (Lincoln Rhyme played by Densel Washington) suffer a life changing accident whilst on police duty. His spine is shattered and ... ...(notably the best in the NYPD and probably the whole of America) is in perfect working order but his body isn’t! He has the use of his head and a couple of fingers.
Angelia Jolie plays Amelia Sachs in the book but Amelia Donaghy in the film. who starts off as NYPD patrolwoman but handles herself so well at the first crime scene that Rhyme demands that she becomes his eyes throughout the rest of the case! Rhyme guides Amelia through the horrors ...
earningstuff 25.02.2001
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Rounding out the dvd are some cast and crew biographies and trailers for Denzel Washington films 'The BoneCollector' and 'Devil In A Blue Dress'. Although for some reason the trailer for 'Glory' itself isn't on the dvd although from looking in IMDB.Com it seems that this piece of footage is in bad condition so maybe it was left out for quality purposes.
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Daisy ? Tianna Sansbury
Gracie ? Laura Monaghan
Director ? Phillip Noyce (The Quiet American, Patriot Games, The BoneCollector)
Music by Peter Gabriel
* Other facts *
Rated PG
Approx 1 hour 25 mins
Year 2002
Miramax films
* Dvd extras *
scene selection
set up ? spoken languages English/Italiano plus subtitles
bonus material ? documentary, commentaries with the director and Kenneth Branagh
play movie
* Cost *
www.splashdvd £12.99 (although I don?t reckon your chances if you want it delivered quickly) so ..
for £1 more try www.play.com for £13.99
If you want to see a film that makes a difference, this is it! Poignant and courageous, it will leave you speechless. You may want that box of tissues, by the way!
Please note ratings below - there were no special effects. They weren't needed!
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After an accident, a forensics expert, Lincoln Rhymes, is left only able to move his head and one finger. He is looked after by a loving nurse but the fear of a seizure, which would leave him a vegetable, is constantly present. This all changes when he receives clues from a serial killer, obviously needing forensic investigation, which sparks off a new interest in life for Lincoln...
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SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Original Theatrical Trailers, Cast And Director Interviews, Directors Commentary, Isolated Score, Filmographies
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2.35 Wide Screen
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Dolby Digital 5.1
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Dolby Digital 5.1 English German
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"...Washington breathes actorly passion into [THE BONE COLLECTOR]..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.76, 03/12/1999)
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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 left paralyzed from the neck down (except for his index finger). Angelina Jolie is Amelia Donaghy, a troubled cop who finds herself caught up in the investigation of a brutal serial killer. With the help of the bed-ridden Rhyme, she enters a dangerous world that threatens to add her to the killer's list.
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