Skeletons

Bennet (Andrew Buckley) and Simon (Ed Gaughan) are employed by people to clear out their closets. Using magic runes and electronic devices they are able to walk through a closet and find all the hidden skeletons inside and deal with them; everything from visiting prostitutes to secret salsa lessons.

When they are employed to find the missing husband of a rather odd woman they come up against challenges which will ultimately make them question what is important in their lives and whether they should be spending so much time in the past.

Despite the odd comic moment, this film is a disappointment. It’s the kind of quirky film which has some good ideas but the script just doesn’t have a decent story constructed around them. Buckley and Gaughan are good in their roles and Paprika Steen adequate as the odd ball mother but Jason Isaacs is wasting his time here and the daughter who refuses to speak just feels like an add on.

The film isn’t terrible, it’s just a bit bland and, with that, there isn’t much more to say about it.

Skeletons was screened as part of the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival

Last edited: 2nd October 2010

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