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Bone
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Synopsis
Bone is a mysterious African-American man who invades the home of a wealthy Beverly Hills couple. At first he demands money and sex, but soon finds himself embroiled the in the seemingly happy couple's rocky and complicated relationship.
Black Comedy? Racial Satire? Twisted love story? You decide!
Review date: 2008-04-06 Rating: 10 out of 10
I came across this rare, underground classic completely by accident, i have to admit. I bought it in a double pack dvd along with ''Fight For Your Life'' purely because it was cheaper to get a hold of the latter that way. Writer/director Larry Cohen is well known for his contributions to the explotation genre whether it be through horrors, or gritty thrillers, so I thought that i knew what i was going to get with this picture. More fool me.
''Bone'' is quite unlike any other film i've ever seen, purely for the fact that it doesn't seem to know what genre it is itself. This gives the film a certain charm, because in my opinion, it doesn't need to be lumped into any. This film is in a class of its own.
The film begins with a seemingly wealthy white couple lounging around in their spacious, luxurious garden, when a black man invades their home demanding money. When he finds that there is no money in the house, he orders the husband to go to the bank, clean out his account, and return with $5000 in cash, or else his wife will be raped and her throat cut. The husband sets off on his task, but it soon becomes clear that he might not be all that interested in saving his wife, while back at the house, she develops a very strange relationship with her overbearing captor Bone.
I wont delve into the plot too much, because i feel as if i won't be able to do it justice. Suffice to say that the story becomes more abstract and bizarre as the film progresses, and by the end, you won't really be sure what has just unfolded.
Is Bone merely a figment of the wife's imagination? Is the wife merely a figment of Bone's imagination? I'm not sure, and to be honest, it doesn't matter.
If you like a thought provoking movie that will ask more questions than it answers, whilst delivering a biting satire at the same time, you should definately see ''Bone''.
A very surprising, refreshing little movie, that will make you laugh and make you think as long as you understand and appreciate the blackest of comedies.
No pun intended
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Andrew Duggan
Yaphet Kotto
Joyce Van Patten
Creators:
Yaphet Kotto (Primary Contributor)
Andrew Duggan (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Starz Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Starz Home Entertainment
EAN: 5060020625695
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-06-19
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 95 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)