The Bone Garden is pretty bad. I'm certain that all involved went into it with the best of intentions, but the ingredients determine the outcome despite intentions.
Tracie Savage as Alice Hardy's, world starts falling apart when a new neighbor moves in. Even in this briefest of summaries the movie lacks interest.
The acting is stilted and pedestrian across the board. The physical setting is uninspiring. The film has a mid-day made for television movie feel to it. The script by Mike Gutridge is contrived and unimaginative.
Mike Gutridge is also the director. He has two or three movies under his belt as writer / director. He seems to have hard of the maxim that doing the same things must produce the same outcome. He might look at his output with a more critical eye and see if he can avoid some of the issues which keep arising.
A site, AMC Scene, which is sort of how to make a horror movie 101 site, lists the following,
10 Elements Every Horror Film Needs
A Memorable, But Frightening Menace. ... Clear Rules to Live By. ... Plenty of Characters Who Could Disappear at Any Moment. ... The Element of Surprise. ... A Backstory That's Key to the Monster/Villain's Purpose. ... Proper Theme Music. ... The Possibility for a Sequel.
Unfortunately, Mike Gutridge doesn't really address any of these adequately.
Tracie Savage as Alice Hardy's, world starts falling apart when a new neighbor moves in. Even in this briefest of summaries the movie lacks interest.
The acting is stilted and pedestrian across the board. The physical setting is uninspiring. The film has a mid-day made for television movie feel to it. The script by Mike Gutridge is contrived and unimaginative.
Mike Gutridge is also the director. He has two or three movies under his belt as writer / director. He seems to have hard of the maxim that doing the same things must produce the same outcome. He might look at his output with a more critical eye and see if he can avoid some of the issues which keep arising.
A site, AMC Scene, which is sort of how to make a horror movie 101 site, lists the following,
10 Elements Every Horror Film Needs
A Memorable, But Frightening Menace. ... Clear Rules to Live By. ... Plenty of Characters Who Could Disappear at Any Moment. ... The Element of Surprise. ... A Backstory That's Key to the Monster/Villain's Purpose. ... Proper Theme Music. ... The Possibility for a Sequel.
Unfortunately, Mike Gutridge doesn't really address any of these adequately.