Bones and All (2022), based on the novel by Camile DeAngelis, appears to be a horror film from the looks of the trailer, but it is really more of a romance and road picture.
Maren (Taylor Russell, of Lost in Space & Escape Room) has recently turned 18 and living with her father who has guarded her secret since she was a child. When she attacks another girl both have to flee town, where her father abandons her leaving a cassette tape and her birth certificate. In search of her mother, Maren meets others with the same hunger and Lee (Timothee Chalamet) with whom she bonds.
Beautifully filmed and well acted the film is haunting in a tale of mutual need and the guilty that could push the young lovers apart. Some chilling scenes and graphic violence, but the relationship between Lee & Maren is what drives the film. I haven't read the novel, so the ending I found a bit confusing.
Hope to see this film remembered come the awards season. Saw the film with other members of the OC Horror Film Fans group from Meet Up.
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