Funny Bones (1995)

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Lack of good storyline.

Boring

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is a that only a small minority of watchers will get. But don't be put off, because you end up being one of those people you will be extremely grateful that you made the effort.I don't believe it crosses the ocean well either, it's sense of comedy is not that which the larger audiences in places like the U.S. seem to understand, and that's not meant as any kind of insult.People watching because they think they are getting a riotous comedy or a slapstick laugh a minute will be in for a confused shock. A friend who watched it with me one time over here (here being the UK) from California asked me at the end "what the hell was that all about?"However those after something different with masterful performances by fine actors creating a sometimes bizarre and yes, sometimes very funny story, that gels together seamlessly to produce an immense feeling of having watched something quite magical, will be in for a treat such as comes around far to seldom in the movie World.Featuring a great mix of music, it's also visually a screenplay par excellence'. Capturing moments from an age now gone from the yesteryear of many an English childhood that are so totally recognisable as to transport you back there like some kind of magical time machine. Perhaps another reason why it works so poorly with audiences from across the pond.It's a real treat, and I hope you are one of the few who gets it, because it's a ride surely worth seeking out.

This is one of the best comedies I've seen so far, but I only discovered that when I saw it for the second time. Isn't that strange? There are hilarious moments (the Lee Evans-fly in the mouth-gag, the French storyline with the feet) but there's a lot of drama too. Some of the vaudeville-like acts are wonderful, funny and amazing! The story is rich in detail and humanity. I thought the last few minutes of the movie were full of suspense! I was shocked to find out I probably saw the shorter version of the film; I hope a DVD comes out with the original (?) version of the movie. The DVD-packaging (regio 2)is awful, by the way; who thought up the 'Zany'-bit?

If you read here that this movie is "disjointed" or the like, ignore the review and all reviews by the reviewer. The person obviously can't follow a plot more complex than the latest action flick.Funny Bones has a very complex plot that bears repeated viewings. And there are no gratuitous alluringly dangling loose ends to give the false impression of complexity. (Can you say Quentin Tarentino? ["Oh, like, wow, what sophisticated narrative technique he uses in that time shift."]) *Everything connects.It's also th blackest comedy I can remember (at least since Measure for Measure). How many movies have a morgue scene which has tears of laughter streaming down your face?The folks who call this movie brilliant? Read their other reviews.

This amazing film won't let you go. I was never a Jerry Lewis fan, but his performance here is extraordinary. The movie is a Pirandellean exploration of the nature of comedy. It works on so many levels--acting, script, cinematography, plot, and of course comedy. The dark secret of humor is that a grin is really a grimace. Oliver Platt is amazing--I hadn't seen him before and will now go to anything he plays in on the basis of the performance. He plays a failed comic son of a famous comic father (Jerry Lewis) exploring the roots of comedy--his own personal family roots, the roots in his home town's vaudeville, and ultimately its roots in the human psyche. I can't tell much more without giving away some of the twists of the roller-coaster of a plot. If you like to think while being entertained, here's a movie for you.