Bones and All (2022)

Stars	User	Rating
4	krf7	40 _19th
I disliked this movie, but I must share the criticism of someone I overheard, which made the entire experience worth it. I wish I was making this up... "This movie was not scientifically realistic! There are not that many cannibals! And the idea that cannibals could smell each other? There's no way! He smelled him coming off the bus? No chance! Plus, I lived in Ann Arbor for 15 years. There were no CANNIBALS working in the book store!"
3	Bown	77 _44th
It’s Guadagnino’s worst in a hot minute, but still has all the soul customary from him. So many good performances but Russell ends up carrying it beautifully.
2	schnofel	82 _92nd
I don't think it successfully resolves the moral contradictions in its premise, instead ending on a similar feeling to the director's other doomed Chalamet romance. But like the rest of these improbable romantic gestures, it is ecstatic. I can feel the warmth in the lovers embrace. Their terror is undeniable. To harmoniously re-invent the 70s outlaw road trip and the outsider metaphor of a vampire flick just proves that Guadagnino can do anything. One of the best movies of the year.
2	bowfinger	25 _18th
A movie with no meat, just bones.
2	deaddilly	70 _48th
An eclectic mix of something like "Badlands" and "Let The Right One In" that doesn't quite manage the magic of either. Guadagnino has tons of visual flair in his arsenal at this point and its still a treat to watch despite coming up short with its chemistry and narrative.
2	FrederikA	65 _59th
Okay... this may seem rough, but this is basically Guadagnino's Twilight. Obviously every aspect of this film is miles above the other, with the performances standing out - particularly newcomer Russell in the lead, but the script is pretty uneven, with some dialogue getting dangerously close to those sub-par YA standards of the early 2010s.
2	AAAutin	60 _72nd
Like AMERICAN HONEY...if the titular "honey" were babysitter blood.
2	buttercup	6 _34th
i might have loved this if i was 16
2	rihrey	52 _62nd
Spoilers ahead I was honestly expecting more from it, it's just fine. There's nothing particularly remarkable about it. I have a problem with films that have these "luring a gay in, to then kill him" scenes when that's the only gayness in them. Maybe I'm reading too much into but it's clear that Lee is bi, and they show his gay encounter as merely lustful and sexual, devoid of any real meaning, but his straight relationship is the one that actually matters. Idk, that all irked me.
1	muutanet	89 _95th
Although this was not a vampire film per se I liked the fresh view of the theme. It was mostly a romantic film but the undertone was a good touch and meaningful in so many different levels.
1	Ofterdingen	42 _22nd
Great cinematography. The rest is yet another movie too much in love with its own characters. Chalamet and Russell might be cute, hip and in love but in the end they are just a couple of self-obsessed and pretty annoying cannibals.
1	Neonman	55 _10th
Gorier than most YA adaptations, but this is still a YA adaptation. It's embarrassing to see this film try to convince us of the romance between these doomed lovers, which is rather bloodless. The couple of actors do what they can, but can't elevate this skinny material, nor can the fairly cosy road-trip imagery, which is still lacking style. Rylance is excellent -- his shoulders must be sore from lifting so many mediocre films.
1	guy piranha	69 _61st
10 things I ate about you
1	Seethruskin	4 _52nd
Cliched but this is basically just Badlands for the kids. Liked all the cannibalism scenes where they’re shot at certain times with a romanticism. Rylance is off kilter and sinister but feels a bit out of place in this. Michael Stuhlbarg character has a similar vibe but fits better.
1	The_Rveal	40 _81st
Hard to pin down, harder to forget, Guadagnino’s latest more or less splits the difference between Call Me by Your Name and his remake of Suspiria, mixing a dreamy, romantic coming-of-age story set in the recent past with unflinching scenes of bloody carnage. Bones and All doesn’t offer any answers and is all the more haunting for it.

Average Percentile 51.16% from 247 Ratings