Bones (2001)
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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 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. When he refuses to knuckle under to powerful interests bent on introducing crack cocaine into his turf, Bones is betrayed by some of his own people, murdered, and buried in the basement of his gothic home. More than two decades later, the neighborhood is a drug and crime-infested nightmare, and Bones' decrepit, allegedly haunted domicile is about to become a hip-hop dance club. Although Bones' one-time girlfriend, Pearl (Pam Grier), and his right-hand man, Shotgun (Ronald Selmour), have remained loyal to his memory, the children of his traitor, Jeremiah (Clifton Powell), are the principal owners of the new club. They become the primary targets when Bones' vengeful spirit rises up to exact bloody retribution for past misdeeds. Bones (2001) co-stars Michael T. Weiss, Bianca Lawson, and Khalil Kain. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Written By
- Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror
- In Theaters
- Oct 24, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
Critic Reviews
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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.
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
A mangy and ungainly movie, a cluttered and uncreepy assembly of stale clichés, telegraphed scares and low-rent effects.
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
A grotesquely uneven schlockfest with large doses of bad writing and bad acting amid the delicious moments.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
It takes a full hour before anything interesting happens (believe me, I checked)...
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Tyler Hanley, Palo Alto Weekly
Interesting characters and witty dialogue are overshadowed by predictable gore and an overblown climax.
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Cast
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Snoop Dogg
as Jimmy Bones
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Pam Grier
as Pearl
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Michael T. Weiss
as Lupovich
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Clifton Powell
as Jeremiah Peet
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Ricky Harris
as Eddie Mack
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Bianca Lawson
as Cynthia
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Khalil Kain
as Patrick
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Merwin Mondesir
as Bill
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Sean Amsing
as Maurice
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Katharine Isabelle
as Tia
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Ronald Selmour
as Shotgun
