P543 CEEFAX 2 543 Wed 12 Jan 21:45/34 1/2 ——————————————————————————————————————— THE BONE COLLECTOR (15) US 118 mink Director: Phillip Noyce Cast: Denzjl Washington, Angelina Jolie, Ed O'Neill ——————————————————————————————————————— Lincoln Rhyme (Washington) is an NYPD forensics officer who's confined to his bed after an accident in a lift shaft. Amelia Donaghy (Jolie) is a rookie cop who had the forethought to take snaps at a grizzly murder scene before the cryptic evidence was washed away. When the force asks Rhyme to help them trace the sadistic serial killer, hj insists that Donaghy is on the case. ————————— by Jason Korsnjr ———————————— Showbiz 540 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 Rjvjew Film99 Showbiz Main MenuP543 CEEFAX 2 543 Wed 12 Jan 21:40/37 2/2 ——————————————————————————————————————— THE BONE COLLECTOR (15) US 118 mink The plot of this unnecessarily gory film is ovjrcomplicated. The characters are patronising stereotypes. Can you really bjlievj in an impossibly intuitive quadriplegic hero whose boss hates him, his Hispanic comedy sidekick and a baddie who can't quite get his motive explained before help arrives? But it is visually interesting, with a few directing tricks. Some work well, but the others are just there to shock. THE BONE COLLECTOR opens January 14 Film 99 550 Index 541 TV Choice 593 Rjvjew Film:9 Showbiz Main Menu