The Bonesetter (2003)

In the town of Munster, children are going missing. According to one mother, it is the doing of bonne homme sept heure . . . the Bonesetter. Its up to two librarians, a cop and a single mother to stop him! He's coming. At seven o'clock

Director:

Brett Kelly

Writer:

Brett Kelly

Stars:

Brett Kelly, Sherry Thurig, Anne-Marie Frigon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brett Kelly	...	Kyle Addison
Sherry Thurig	...	Madeline
Anne-Marie Frigon	...	Mindy
Mark Courneyea	...	Jackman
Tara Rheaume	...	Stacy
Josh Grace	...	Bradley
Jodi Pittman	...	Marc Dixon
Beverley Brooks	...	Mrs. O'Banyan
Jody Haucke	...	The Bonesetter
Kyla Smith	...	Julie
Shann McGrail	...	Little Girl's Mother
Amanda Boniface	...	Little Girl
Steve Duncan
Rebecca Westwell
Lucia McRae	...	Derelict

Storyline

One hundred years ago, an evil bonesetter was killed for his crimes against children. Now in the present a single mother and a shy librarian must discover who is behind a rash of child abductions, is the Bonesetter back to finish his depraved work?

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Plot Keywords:

librarian | scene after end credits | low budget film | urban legend | small town | 

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Taglines:

He's coming. At seven o'clock.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Костоправ

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

CAD350 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dudez Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Bonesetter Returns (2005)

User Reviews

Honestly, it's just very amateur.

I was reading back through some of my reviews recently and realized that I tend to do a lot of tearing down. But of course, I also have a penchant for the worst of movies, so I guess that would make sense. It can be hard to say good things about a film that is just really bad.

As for "The Bonesetter," it's a very amateur work. You are going to see a fair bit of work put into it, but ultimately everything is very poor in quality. The camera work in the opening sequence is very rough, and occasionally so shaky you can't even make out the picture. The acting is wooden (more oak than hickory, if yew follow me..), the characters appear to be attempting to play parts that require younger actors at times, the makeup somewhat silly, and the flow of the story is plugged full of holes.

And as always with amateur horror, garage band grind for the music. This time with at least one player who hasn't quite finished getting his guitar tuned up. To be fair, while the music did have a certain "casio" sound to it, some of the themes were fairly nice. I enjoyed some of it this time.

I think the villain was a little over planned. His attire may have fit the decade, but he still just seemed a little to circus-ee to me. I think that they would have done better by keeping him off camera and not allowing him to speak. Oftentimes what the audience doesn't get to see is more interesting than what they do get to see.