Skeletons (2010) starring Will Adamsdale, Andrew Buckley, Jason Isaacs, Paul Dallison, Mark Devenport directed by Nick Whitfield Movie Review

Skeletons (2010)   3/53/53/53/53/5


Andrew Buckley and Will Adamsdale in Skeletons (2010)

Into the Closet

Simon and Bennett (Will Adamsdale and Andrew Buckley) have unusual jobs; they traverse the country for their boss the Colonel (Jason Isaacs) going from client to client to lift out their skeletons from their closets before they appear at an inopportune time. The thing is that whilst many believe they want their unique hidden secrets exorcising service once their secrets are laid bare it is a different matter. But Simon and Bennett find themselves with an unusual case of helping a woman whose husband went missing 2 years earlier and it leads to a change in themselves as their own secrets and skeletons are brought out of the closets.

What a fun concept, 2 guys in bad suits and ties heading to see clients where upon they unearth any hidden secrets the clients might have which could come out in the future. It is an idea with plenty of comedy potential and director Nick Whitfield plays to the movie's obvious quirkiness with a style which is distinctly British but then combined with some European aspects such as the charming soundtrack.

Now once you suss what the amusing concept is you begin to wonder where "Skeletons" can go with it and one clever angle it takes is that once of these men uses the ability on himself to delve into his own past but in doing so becomes less reliable and dodgier. Some where I read it was like a chemist using product on himself and it is a good analogy as we see his almost addiction like decline. But there is more and in its own strange, meandering way keeps you involved because you can't second guess where this movie is going to head.

But it is not just the concept which works as the casting of Adamsdale and Buckley) is spot on as they have this old fashioned buddy thing going on where they bicker all the time but deep down care for each other. It is amusing as is Jason Isaacs as the Colonel, a role which for some reason kept on making me think it was Timothy Dalton.

What this all boils down to is that "Skeletons" is a movie with a great concept, a great style, a lot of amusing ideas and some perfect performances for this sort of movie and all of those things makes it fascinating. The only trouble is that whilst a great watch you don't feel a need to then watch it again at a later date.


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