The Bone Collector
"Intense Suspense Thriller!" -Leah Rozen, PEOPLE
He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Wahington), a onetime top homicide investigator. But after a tragic accident changes his life forever, Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case...until he teams up with a young rookie, Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie), who bravely searches out the clues that help them solve the case.
But as the killer senses the cops closing in, Rhyme realizes that he and his partner are on the trial of a vicious, sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. And at any moment, Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets - and their first case could become their last.
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Great crime thriller... not so great ending. - quindog
I'm going to agree alot with revsdd. I didn't care for the ending either but for a different reason.
This was a solid crime thriller but I just don't like endings when, upon the whodunnit finally being revealed, there were never any clues throughout the movie that might have led you to that conclusion.
You might have guessed it was so-and-so but you could not have figured out it was so-and-so. By the same token, you don't want it so obvious that a kid could have figured it out. The best movies leave you realizing afterward that the clues to the killer's identity were there, you just couldn't put the puzzle together.
I love this genre and this was a smart movie and well acted overall. I thought Jolie was very good (and not just to look at!) So don't let my "weak ending" review deter you from zipping it. It was very entertaining and I recommend it.Great Suspense Thriller Marred A Bit By A Weak Ending - revsdd
Almost the entire way through, "The Bone Collector" is a great ride, with a taut story, a great cast and a completely unexpected murderer. Denzel Washington was very strong in a difficult performance as Lincoln Rhyme, an NYPD Crime Scene detective who's paralyzed during an investigation and confined to bed. Even paralyzed, he's far more competent than the boob who replaced him as head of the CSU and he gets involved from his bed in investigating a series of brutal and sadistic murders. I was hesitant at first about Angelina Jolie as Amelia, the street cop who discovers the first murder scene, and who Rhyme takes under his wing as his protégé, because he sees something in her suited to forensics. Jolie seemed miscast at first, but in fact that's the point. She wanted to work in the Youth Division (which would have been the stereotypical cop role played by an actress like Jolie) but Rhyme sees something in her that no one else sees. Once you realize (pretty quickly) that she's deliberately acting against type, she works brilliantly in the role.
In some respects it's a typical whodunit sort of story as Rhyme and Donaghy struggle to put the pieces of the puzzle together, and it's a very good one. When the killer was finally revealed, it took me completely by surprise. The movie includes a bit of a psychological study of both Rhyme as he deals with his paralysis and Donaghy as she struggles with what she slowly begins to recognize as her calling - one she'd really rather not have.
My only quibbles are with one line near the beginning of the movie, when Donaghy is leaving for work and her boyfriend says to her "my therapist doesn't think this relationship is working for me." Aside from laughing at the ridiculousness of the line, I wondered throughout the movie why it was even necessary to have the boyfriend included at the start. Then the end of the movie falls into totally unnecessary romanticism. Everything else works very well, though.Superb - RPM-
This is a movie that keeps you guessing "who dunnit" throughout.
Linc, left bed ridden from an accident on the job, has to try to solve a series of murders. Under his charge is Donaghy, a cop who doesn't have the stomach for the line of work, but Linc think she is a natural for it and persuades her and pushes her to do it. As pieces of the puzzle finally start fitting together, and the murderer realizes he's being cornered, he leaves clues to his next victim, it is up to Donaghy to solve the final piece before it's too late. Unknowingly at the time, Linc is the next victim.
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Great crime thriller... not so great ending. - quindog
I'm going to agree alot with revsdd. I didn't care for the ending either but for a different reason.
This was a solid crime thriller but I just don't like endings when, upon the whodunnit finally being revealed, there were never any clues throughout ...Great Suspense Thriller Marred A Bit By A Weak Ending - revsdd
Almost the entire way through, "The Bone Collector" is a great ride, with a taut story, a great cast and a completely unexpected murderer. Denzel Washington was very strong in a difficult performance as Lincoln Rhyme, an NYPD Crime Scene detective who's paralyzed ...Superb - RPM-
This is a movie that keeps you guessing "who dunnit" throughout.
Linc, left bed ridden from an accident on the job, has to try to solve a series of murders. Under his charge is Donaghy, a cop who doesn't have the stomach for the line of work, but Linc ...