Review of Skeletons (1997) by Alex D — 04 Apr 2011

Original and thought provoking (and mum liked it too).

This review of Skeletons (1997) was written by Alex D on 04 Apr 2011.

Skeletons has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michael K (2,029) on 03 Dec 2012

Didn't get what all the praise for this film was all about. To me it seemed poorly filmed, deliberately obtuse and just downright odd…

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By John S (2,711) on 13 Apr 2011

Another pretty crummy film this. Thats 2 in a few days for me. Cant say I thought this was worth watching really…

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By Jack W (1,198) on 03 Apr 2011

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Post (543) on 11 Aug 2010

It's decidedly low budget, but sufficiently inventive enough to have won the Michael Powell prize for being the best of British at the Edinburgh…

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WOW.....WOW.....WOW.....WHAT A MOVIE........I HAVE JUST SEEN THIS MOVIE 4 THE 1ST TIME N THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE 2 WATCH......its…

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By Shmags Z (31) on 13 Mar 2011

Unbeleivably gud..story to the script to the acting an odd ball BT very well very well done indeed m8z... njoyd it immnsly…

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By James B (2,746) on 06 Oct 2011

Love this quirky film. Funny, touching, psychic and unique. Thank you Jason Isaacs for recommending it ;)…

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By Max S (301) on 07 Jan 2011

Could've been fantastic, but ended up only being really good. I guess as far as complaints go they don't get much better than that one, eh…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Film4 (1,522) on 05 Jul 2010

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