Bones and All

The film is a different, provocative way to consider an all-encompassing, all-consuming love.

As the young lovers, Chalamet and Russell do their best with the uncompelling material.

Dreamily shot, it’s all so achingly hip it hurts. But after two hours and 10 minutes of slow-burn meandering, I was hungry for more meat on these bones.

A love story about two pretty young cannibals won’t strike everyone as an appetizing dish. But you won’t be able to take your eyes off Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell as they try to reconcile romance with killer impulses on a road trip through hell.

This Romeo & Juliet about cannibals is creepy and seductive, fluid, gorgeously shot and gracefully acted.

Even with the gore and the gorgeous visuals that typically accompany a Guadagnino project, Bones and All too often feels frustratingly tame.

There is a lot to chew on here, about people who feel disenfranchised, unloved and unwanted. The ending may disappoint, but it also ensures the film will have a life as an imperfect masterpiece, the best kind of cult film, after all.

Guadagnino lights up every scene in the movie with breathtaking visuals that navigate the push and pull of the love story.

Desire and danger are two sides of the same coin in Bones And All, a blood-soaked romance that juxtaposes the yearning for touch with the craving for flesh. It’s a cannibal love story that tugs at the heart, even as its characters go for the jugular.

Bones and All is a compelling story that can be best enjoyed when consumed in its metaphorical state.