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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA sly mix of haunted house melodrama, slasher pic mayhem and retro-blaxploitation iconography, spiced with dollops of grisly, dark comedy.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIn exalting the very worst of humanity, Bones displays a special glee and an unusual density of scary imagery.
- 63Miami HeraldMiami HeraldDirector Ernest Dickerson uses elegant visuals, suspenseful editing and lighting to give Bones its edge.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWith his spidery fingers and his velvet eyes, the lean, languid Snoop Dogg was born to be an undead player, and clearly relishes the role of Jimmy Bones.
- 50Washington PostWashington PostToo much of Bones feels transplanted from genre staples like "Hellraiser," "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Evil Dead."
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrYou'll laugh at Bones a lot more often than you'll be scared by it, assuming you'll be scared at all.
- 40SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirToo jumbled to become the major pop hit it wants to be. But it's not an entirely bad film despite its lack of coherence. Horror aficionados and other midnight-movie fans shouldn't miss it.
- 40Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkBones splits the difference between horror and social commentary, with pallid returns.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGene SeymourLos Angeles TimesGene SeymourThe movie is over the top and garish. Its transitions often are sloppy and crude. But it brandishes its excesses like a loud, retro suit.
- 38Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachRegrettably, Bones is what passes for horror these days: Throw a lot of graphic, gore-filled, darkly lit stuff on the screen, and see what sticks. Discerning moviegoers should pass on the opportunity.