The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Legacy of the Bones
Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 2019
Inspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.
Movie details
The Legacy of the Bones
2019 Thriller · Crime · Mystery 2h 1m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Inspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Legacy of the Bones?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Righteous Kill
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Fernando González Molina
Written by
Luiso Berdejo
Marta Etura
Amaia Salazar
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Juez Javier Markina
Susi Sánchez
Rosario
Imanol Arias
Padre Sarasola
Elvira Mínguez
Flora Salazar
Pedro Casablanc
Comisario General de Pamplona
Carlos Librado "Nene"
Jonan Etxaide
Court is in session
Put The Legacy of the Bones on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.