Bones

Bones (2001)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (65 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (17,853 ratings)

Cinematographer turned director Ernest Dickerson returns to the horror genre with this African-American, urban twist on haunted house stories. Rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg makes his debut as a leading man in the title role of Jimmy Bones, stylish protector of a thriving inner-city neighborhood in 1979.… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror
In Theaters
Oct 24, 2001 Wide
New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    May be pure trash, but it's trash made with the kind of oozy psychedelic zest that powered a movie like A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

  • Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

    A mangy and ungainly movie, a cluttered and uncreepy assembly of stale clichés, telegraphed scares and low-rent effects.

  • Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

    A grotesquely uneven schlockfest with large doses of bad writing and bad acting amid the delicious moments.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    It takes a full hour before anything interesting happens (believe me, I checked)...

  • Tyler Hanley, Palo Alto Weekly

    Interesting characters and witty dialogue are overshadowed by predictable gore and an overblown climax.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    If you're looking for one of the worst horror films ever made, then Bones may be the one you're looking for. Starring Snoop Dogg in the title role, Bones is an uneven mess and quite simply a bad film. This is a poorly made horror film that has too many clichéd moments from… More

  • Aaron N


    For a haunted house movie starring Snoop Dogg...I gotta say, it's not that bad. It does a good job of setting things up and looks pretty good, but just has nothing real special to offer.

  • Frisby 2


    It does have extremely creepy & disturbing moments & visuals, & has some interesting characters, but the film is just slow, & then towards the ending it gets predictable. Snoop Dogg is not a bad actor, & he plays his role just fine, but even he & the other… More

  • Barry L


    Silly but a really good film.

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