Bones
1/4
Starring: Snoop Dogg, Khalil Kain, Bianca Lawson, Pam Grier, Clifton Powell, Michael T. Weiss, Sean Amsing, Merwin Mondesir
Rated R for Violence/Gore, Language, Sexuality and Drugs
In 1979, Jimmy Bones (Dogg) is beloved as the neighborhood protector even though he runs a numbers racket. Then he is betrayed by his friends and a corrupt cop named Lupovich (Weiss). and his body is entombed in a nice looking brownstone. Years later, four young people, Patrick (Khan), Bill (Mondesir), Maurice (Amsing) and Tia (Isabelle), seek to turn said brownstone into a nightclub, unaware of its history. But as everyone knows, history sometimes comes back with a vengeance.
"Uninspired" is probably the best word to describe this movie. Character development is spotty, the special effects are cheesy (although I liked the talking disembodied heads, and I would have liked them more had they been given more interesting dialogue), the gore constantly calls attention to itself because it looks so fake, and the story is ineptly handled. The acting varies; Khalil Kain and Sean Amsing are good; they work hard to create personalities with what they're given (and that's not much). Everyone else is boring, except for Pam Grier, who is just awful. As the title character, Snoop Dogg is bland and uncharismatic.
The film was directed by Ernest Dickerson, whose credits do not include music videos (surprisingly). Dickerson got his start working as a cinematographer for Spike Lee, and already had a few movie and TV credits to his name by the time he made this dog. Clearly, none of Lee's talent rubbed off on him. It paradoxically moves too slow and too fast. He shows little skill for fleshing out characters.
I don't expect a lot from horror movies. A few good scares or a creepy story will fit the bill nicely. "Bones" brings to mind "The Nun" with its plot. Like in that stinker, this is about how parents' mistakes come back to haunt them and their kids. Unfortunately, "Bones" does nothing with the idea, and as such, is just as bad.
Starring: Snoop Dogg, Khalil Kain, Bianca Lawson, Pam Grier, Clifton Powell, Michael T. Weiss, Sean Amsing, Merwin Mondesir
Rated R for Violence/Gore, Language, Sexuality and Drugs
Unleash the DoggClearly, the studio was trying to market "Bones" to fans of rap artist Snoop Dogg, but they had no idea they were describing the movie itself. Or maybe they did, since they made it. No matter. The movie is still really lame.
In 1979, Jimmy Bones (Dogg) is beloved as the neighborhood protector even though he runs a numbers racket. Then he is betrayed by his friends and a corrupt cop named Lupovich (Weiss). and his body is entombed in a nice looking brownstone. Years later, four young people, Patrick (Khan), Bill (Mondesir), Maurice (Amsing) and Tia (Isabelle), seek to turn said brownstone into a nightclub, unaware of its history. But as everyone knows, history sometimes comes back with a vengeance.
"Uninspired" is probably the best word to describe this movie. Character development is spotty, the special effects are cheesy (although I liked the talking disembodied heads, and I would have liked them more had they been given more interesting dialogue), the gore constantly calls attention to itself because it looks so fake, and the story is ineptly handled. The acting varies; Khalil Kain and Sean Amsing are good; they work hard to create personalities with what they're given (and that's not much). Everyone else is boring, except for Pam Grier, who is just awful. As the title character, Snoop Dogg is bland and uncharismatic.
The film was directed by Ernest Dickerson, whose credits do not include music videos (surprisingly). Dickerson got his start working as a cinematographer for Spike Lee, and already had a few movie and TV credits to his name by the time he made this dog. Clearly, none of Lee's talent rubbed off on him. It paradoxically moves too slow and too fast. He shows little skill for fleshing out characters.
I don't expect a lot from horror movies. A few good scares or a creepy story will fit the bill nicely. "Bones" brings to mind "The Nun" with its plot. Like in that stinker, this is about how parents' mistakes come back to haunt them and their kids. Unfortunately, "Bones" does nothing with the idea, and as such, is just as bad.
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