"Bones" is a horror film with a few unique twists. The movie begins in the late 1970's, in the middle of a typical urban neighborhood. Jimmy Bones is a local gangster, but a benevolent one. He looks out for the people in his neighborhood, as well as running the local numbers game. But some of his associates want to start dealing drugs...something that Jimmy doesn't agree with. When he refuses to aid them in their new venture...they brutally murder him in cold blood and bury him in the basement of his house. Fast-forward twenty years...Jimmy's neighborhood has become a slum...and his house an abandoned tomb. When a group of young people buy the house, with the intent of turning it into a nightclub...they have no idea the horror they are about to awaken. For Jimmy Bones has one desire...to get revenge on those who murdered him.
Tales of vengeance are always intriguing...and tales from beyond the grave even moreso. What makes this story most unique is the backstory...which shows what Jimmy meant to his neighborhood...and more importantly, what the neighborhood meant to him. There is a striking contrast between the opening sequence of the film, showing a vibrant, colorful community...and the majority of the film, which shows the neighborhood as a dark, dreary, burned-out shell of its former self. While the ending of the film is a little disappointing...the majority of the movie makes up for it.
For an entertaining horror film..."Bones" pays in full, baby.
Starring - Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, and Katharine Isabelle. Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson.
Time - 1 hour, 36 minutes. Rated - R (Horror violence/gore, language, drug use, adult situations)
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