To the Bone (2017)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 107 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Marti Noxon
Stars: Lily Collins, Alex Sharp and Keanu Reeves
IMDb score:
6,7 (58.868)
Releasedate: 22 January 2017
To the Bone plot
"Don't fade away"
Ellen is an unruly 20-year-old girl who suffers from anorexia. She spent most of her teenage years in various recovery programs, but unfortunately without success. Determined to find a solution to her problem, her family sends her to a youth home run by an unconventional doctor. Ellen, surprised by the unusual rules and charmed by her fellow patients, must face her addiction.
Actors and actresses
Ellen
Dr. William Beckham
Susan
Judy
Luke
Kelly
Olive
Megan
Anna
Tracy
Reviews & comments
Woland
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- 4810 messages
- 3826 votes
I feel like a bit of an insensitive jerk right now. Anorexia is of course very bad, but despite a well-intentioned subject I found To The Bone extremely annoying. Partly that's my fault, I think - I really can't really imagine how someone comes to anorexia (or bulimia), and after watching To The Bone I still have just as little idea about it. Yes, Ellen has anorexia, and the other people in her treatment home have similar problems, but neither in Ellen's case nor in the other examples, I now understand better how this is achieved. I also didn't notice much of character development during the film. To The Bone also feels like one of those 'inspirational' true social dramas that Net5 and those kinds of channels want to broadcast, and that doesn't make me very happy either. I would have liked a little more insight into what drives someone to this, but To The Bone unfortunately didn't succeed.
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Black Math
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- 5430 messages
- 1753 votes
Meh. The film clearly tries to draw attention to anorexia, or at least to give an impression of what the life of an anorexic patient and her family is like. It doesn't really interest me that much. I'm not entirely convinced either. Skinny as Collins may be, she doesn't exactly look like a real anorexic. And I also can't do much with her character. Yet another character with problems and an unwillingness to tackle them until a catharsis presents itself. The only one that still provides some humor is Sharp's character, and even that character annoys me at the same time. 1*.
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UmbraVitae
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- 4376 messages
- 4084 votes
Thought it was a pretty mediocre film, quite boring and left me quite cold, certainly didn't have the impact like a series like '13 reasons why'.
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