Bones and All

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: November 18, 2022

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 80 Ratings

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bertobellamyDec 2, 2022

'Bones and All' is disturbing and weird, but all the themes it tries to cover make it feel a little unfocused. The acting is good, and the screenplay does a fine job exploring the dark corners of humanity, but I wish the ending wasn't that'Bones and All' is disturbing and weird, but all the themes it tries to cover make it feel a little unfocused. The acting is good, and the screenplay does a fine job exploring the dark corners of humanity, but I wish the ending wasn't that corny. Still, another solid work from Luca Guadagnino, but he has to give up on coming-of-age stories now. It's time to move on!… Expand

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alejandro970Dec 7, 2022

Can a movie about cannibalism be disgusting and tender at the same time? Why not? Not only do they cleverly add details of a road movie, they also get the most out of a cast that thrills in more ways than one. Just in case, watch it on anCan a movie about cannibalism be disgusting and tender at the same time? Why not? Not only do they cleverly add details of a road movie, they also get the most out of a cast that thrills in more ways than one. Just in case, watch it on an empty stomach.… Expand

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IndyGoNov 18, 2022

Beautiful, scary, emotional, disturbing. Stays with you once you've seen it. Phenomenal acting from all the cast. Great soundtrack.

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NickTheCritickNov 29, 2022

Perhaps Guadagnino's most experimental film, a strange, imperfect, disharmonious work that hybridizes different genres - melò, horror, road movie - with abrupt leaps of tone, as if they were pieces of different films stitched together.
ThePerhaps Guadagnino's most experimental film, a strange, imperfect, disharmonious work that hybridizes different genres - melò, horror, road movie - with abrupt leaps of tone, as if they were pieces of different films stitched together.
The first 3/4 of the films in their imperfection are something astounding: a rough road movie, a horror, a coming of age a love story, but, above all, a very citationist film that pays homage to the best of some of my favorite directors ever and therefore takes me by the throat. We find Van Saant (the film oozes "My Private Own Idaho" from every pore), we find blatant quotes from Kathryn Bigelow's masterpiece "Near Dark": cannibals, like Bigelow's vampires, have no alternatives, they live in a world who does not accept them and therefore they meet and form a community. The cinematography is spot on and very reminiscent of Terrence Malick's "Badlands". The director makes good use of Von Trier-like shaky camera movements (especially in the side tracking shots which are short and very fast).
The editing is truly hyper-experimental at times: it interrupts a scene in mid-suddenly only to come back to it a few seconds later. Everything often happens very (perhaps too much?) quickly and with a fleeting glance. Going back to the point, for the first 3/4 the film is breathtakingly beautiful: magnetic and imperfect like a Joy Division song.The genres are mixed without ever getting bored, the apparent sweetness given by the combination road movie + romantic coming of age drama is well balanced and dampened by truly ferocious horror moments: the meeting of the protagonist with her mother is chilling (there Guadagnino mentions himself bringing to mind a scene from his Suspiria).
It is the last act instead that which convinced me a little less: I found it too fast and hasty, for me it would have taken 20-30 minutes more to explore the figure of Sully and show us how he gets there to the two youngsters. It would have been a necessary choice to remove the handbrake in the finale and push this last act to the end: right down to the bone, as the title says.
I understand who might think that it is not Guadagnino's best film but it is a courageous (not at all pimping), romantic and dark work based on a difficult subject and which remains etched in the mind long after viewing.… Expand

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zaninandreNov 28, 2022

I found this movie disturbing and that's a good thing I think. Surely this film will be divisive among critics and everyone can see their metaphor in it.

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cheppsNov 23, 2022

Along with Everything, Everywhere All at Once, Decision to leave, Elvis and Tar, Bones and All is easily one of 2022's most enjoyable films. A must see.

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amariohNov 30, 2022

The incredible thing about this movie is that it creates its world and convinces the audience that the world is real.

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vhsteenNov 23, 2022

Timothee chalamet produces a Oscar winning performance in Luca guidiginos bones and all he carries the entire move with grace passion and pure talent very rarely seen in Hollywood today. Timothee chalamet seems to be the future of acting.

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JLuis_001Dec 1, 2022

I was hoping it would pick up more steam towards its final act, but it didn't. A real shame because up to that point I had found it quite competent, but when the story loses its plot compass, which was the search for Maren's mother, theI was hoping it would pick up more steam towards its final act, but it didn't. A real shame because up to that point I had found it quite competent, but when the story loses its plot compass, which was the search for Maren's mother, the conclusion feels extremely anticlimactic, as for some strange reason the story introduced Rylance's character as a villain and promises a showdown in his first two appearances, but the third and final one feels like it was pulled out of nowhere and it seems like Guadagnino just made up an ending for the sake of it.

Bones and All is a movie I really liked, but I hated its ending. It lost a lot of points because of it.… Expand

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jeffw38Dec 13, 2022

Walking out of the theater an hour ago, reflecting on what we had just witnessed. No spoiler alerts here and try to go in with as little knowledge about it as you can. This was a great movie with strong performances all the way around.

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All_ButTrU4Dec 21, 2022

Bones and all:
I didn't think I would love this as much as I did but it has clearly proven itself amongst the best of this year. A movie adaptation of a young MA novel sees Luca Guadagnino reunit with Call Me by Your Name's Timothèe ChalametBones and all:
I didn't think I would love this as much as I did but it has clearly proven itself amongst the best of this year. A movie adaptation of a young MA novel sees Luca Guadagnino reunit with Call Me by Your Name's Timothèe Chalamet to deliver an earnest exploration of love and it's burdens. Taylor Russell the quietly compelling lead first seen on studio A24's Waves is spectacular alongside the Golden globe nominee. This story of a girl with an unlikely predisposition who after harming a friend is forced to try find out why she is the way she is,by finding her mother first. It's a strangely optimistic tale of kinship, self discovery and human nature that leaves you emphasizing with cannibals. Along with the performances I was enthralled by the direction:smooth shots being disrupted into chaos, aged vast southern landscapes and rustic setting. It's truly captivating cinematography just add to its power. The ending however abrupt and tragic feels fitting for a film about letting go and moving on as it is done in the most tragically beautiful way possible… Expand

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UncleWillardDec 16, 2022

It's a modern, American folktale and I love it. It's so out there and original, creating it's own, little world to operate in there I was swept up. Mark Rylance really shines as Sully. Super creepy. You expect something like a new take onIt's a modern, American folktale and I love it. It's so out there and original, creating it's own, little world to operate in there I was swept up. Mark Rylance really shines as Sully. Super creepy. You expect something like a new take on zombies, vampires or cannibalism, but it's its own thing entirely. It's got a depth that belies its classification as horror.… Expand

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alanpotter17Dec 13, 2022

Letárgico e poético em alguns momentos, Timothee está perfeito mais uma vez, em um romance canibal com tons dramáticos e sombrios.
Aqui o grande trunfo é a bela fotografia, cada paisagem linda! Fica meio road movie e se extende e se perde umLetárgico e poético em alguns momentos, Timothee está perfeito mais uma vez, em um romance canibal com tons dramáticos e sombrios.
Aqui o grande trunfo é a bela fotografia, cada paisagem linda! Fica meio road movie e se extende e se perde um pouco lá pelas tantas, mas mesmo com a previsibilidade do roteiro, tudo é muito bem filmado e atuado (as atuações de Taylor russel e principalmente de Mark Rylance, também estão ótimas).
Como diria uma famosa cantora brasileira: "O seu amor é canibal, comeu meu coração mas agora eu sou feliz"...… Expand

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Badgerryan27Dec 14, 2022

Good movie. Good performances and kept you guessing what would happen next. The romance was decent and there was a lot of gore and blood if you are into stuff like that.

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CarlElmoreDec 7, 2022

Starts off pretty good but gets so much better as the film goes along. Performances are top notch.

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swimmswim1226Jan 9, 2023

很感動浪漫的電影。兩個孤獨的邊緣人互相理解, 支持, 相愛

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JeBjBoMay 26, 2023

beautiful, raw, brutal, melancholic, tender ❤️

I love this film so much