Marrowbone

Name: Marrowbone
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: April 13, 2018
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, George MacKay, Kyle Soller, Matthew Stagg

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Magnet Releasing | Release Date: April 13, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, George MacKay, Kyle Soller, Matthew Stagg, Mia Goth, Myra Kathryn Pearse, Nicola Harrison, Paul Jesson, Tom Fisher

Summary: A young man named Jack (George MacKay) and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

Director: Sergio G. Sánchez

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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Tasha Robinson

Apr 19, 2018

Too many films that rely on secrets stop being compelling once those secrets emerge. Marrowbone just becomes more compelling. It’s one of the year’s most immaculately crafted movies, and it’s the kind of story that keeps dodging convention right up to the final shot. It fits neatly into the Gothic genre, but it innovates within it at the same time. Read full review

John DeFore

Apr 12, 2018

Sanchez delivers a couple of very effective twists that change the nature of his tale. Read full review

Greg Cwik

Apr 10, 2018

An incessant deluge of subplots drowns what could have been a sparse and beautiful ghost story. Read full review

The Playlist Jessica Kiang

Apr 12, 2018

Handsomely shot, evocatively designed, solidly cast and terribly daft, it also presents your friendly neighborhood reviewer with something of a challenge. With what seems like almost premeditated skill, it saves its worst instincts for the backend of its convoluted and barely credible narrative, a good arm-and-a-half’s-length beyond the impassible “spoiler wall.” Read full review

Tim Grierson

Apr 12, 2018

The directorial debut of Orphanage screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez is powerfully frustrating, undone by an ornate storytelling style in which twists only beget more twists, all in service of some fairly obvious observations about guilt, self-deception and devotion. Read full review

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Dnvlntn777

Sep 25, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very good movie. The end twist was very well executed. It always keeps you suspense.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

MickeyFinn

Nov 10, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I reckon the creative talent but i'm not a fan. One expects some light entertainment/thrill from a movie. Otherwise there's plentyful of real historical atrocities to parse. It's also impossible to describe the movie without taking away the brutal twist plot and with it the whole interest. The worst is that it's probably a lighter version of the initial sadistical vision of the moviemakers, because there's lot of space to make it even more brutal. Developing the characters to make them sweeter, restoring a bit of hope after the revelatiion by making believe that maybe.. maybe.. for a while, making the brother into the bad guy etc. Not to mention that untouched meat in the attic which kinda seems illogical for a starving person. Luckily someone had the taste to stop it… Expand

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SSR

Jul 19, 2018

Although slow and not entirely original, the film eventually builds to a great story. For fans of whimsical supernatural horror, not heavy on the guts and gore.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

JLuis_001

Jun 30, 2018

Nothing special, even considering that it has a good cast, but on front of so many pathetic and simplistic disappointments of the genre, it stands out a lot.

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

LegitSalt

Sep 10, 2018

This is a stupid movie where nothing happens, yet the concept and some of the execution was great. The lead can't act and neither can most of those cast as his siblings. Anya Taylor was the saving grace of the movie, but even she can't save this mess of a movie. She had an excellentThis is a stupid movie where nothing happens, yet the concept and some of the execution was great. The lead can't act and neither can most of those cast as his siblings. Anya Taylor was the saving grace of the movie, but even she can't save this mess of a movie. She had an excellent performance that really brought act iii to life, yet the act was still mostly lifeless. The twist was an unexpected one, but then the movie had a hard time committing to it, and even still, logistically it has quite a few flaws. This being that if you know what the twist is and give any part of the movie any thought, then it all falls apart. There is so much tedious stupidity that the movie felt burdened and clunky. Nothing felt genuine, and once the father was finally revealed, he did anything but meet expectations. Logistically I don't think the movie would make any sense upon a second watch. Avoid this one, if you want a similar experience go and see insidious whatever or the sixth sense. The scene where the kids were playing risk was especially dumb.… Expand

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Rebecca31

Jul 17, 2018

A Gothic horror movie that had such promise and potential it's frustrating to see it fall into that pile of instantly forgettable horror movies. The annoying thing about The Secret of Marrowbone is the story was there, it was dark and had a different take on the typical haunted house movie.A Gothic horror movie that had such promise and potential it's frustrating to see it fall into that pile of instantly forgettable horror movies. The annoying thing about The Secret of Marrowbone is the story was there, it was dark and had a different take on the typical haunted house movie. Unfortunately nothing else seemed to be working and I found myself just wishing it would end already.

As with most horror movies it begins with a family moving into an old creepy looking house. The Marrowbones are all set to start their new life, but the eldest child, Jack (George MacKay) must keep the death of his mother a secret until he turns 21 in order to make sure he won't be separated from his siblings. Yet their new house is not quite what it seems. And cue the ghostly activities and countless jump scares most of which have been spoiled by their own trailer. How many times have I said that while reviewing a horror movie? The Secret of Marrowbone moves at a slow pace, relying on the atmosphere to keep you engaged. Unfortunately it had no atmosphere. I sat there wishing I was reading this instead of watching it, at least that way I could erase the cheesy acting and the fact that it feels like a TV movie you'd tune into if you've nothing better to do. It moves from set piece to set piece in a series of choppy transitions, many of which don't make a lot of sense. Then there's a few scenes that are out of place altogether and yes I'm talking about that scene where yer man is standing on a cliff overlooking the beach in the middle of nowhere secretly watching yer man and yer one having a nice little date to which he practically turns green with envy. The story is the only thing going for it but I wasn't engaged and I wasn't scared. Not recommended, skip it.… Expand

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casandrafroi

Mar 12, 2021

my boyfriend would rather watch it than spend time with me! my boyfriend would rather watch it than spend time with me! my boyfriend would rather watch it than spend time with me!

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