Queen of Bones

When I sat down to watch the 2024 movie "Queen of Bones", here in 2025, I had never even heard about the movie. So I didn't know what I was in for, aside from it being a horror movie of sorts. And since I do enjoy horror in all its forms, of course I had to check out what writer Michael Burgner and director Robert Budreau had to offer.

Writer Michael Burgner put together a script and storyline that didn't particularly entertain me. The narrative was simply too slow paced for my liking. And without a whole lot of interesting things happening on the screen, it was a bit of a struggle to sit through the movie, which actually bordered on boredom.

Of the entire cast ensemble, I was only familiar with actor Martin Freeman. I do enjoy watching new and unfamiliar talents on the screen, so the fact that the most of the actors and actresses were unfamiliar to me was something that worked in favor of the movie. The acting performances in the movie were good.

The atmosphere in the movie was good, because the props, wardrobe, locations, etc. Worked in favor of establishing an environment set in the past.

"Queen of Bones" is not a movie that I would recommend horror fans to rush out and get to watch. Nor is it a movie that will ever find its way back to my screen a second time.

My rating of director Robert Budreau's 2024 movie "Queen of Bones" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

First the good. Acting is... OK... not much to write home about as there's not much for the actors to get their teeth into. Within the first 10mins you get the impression that this could be quite spooky if it wanted to be. But ultimately it never really goes anywhere. It's one of those films where they slowly build towards something but the ending is not worth the journey. And everything happens in the last 5 mins. To sum this waste of your time up would be a single word... 'underwhelming'. I feel that these actors should have put their considereable efforts into a better sotry with a better script and abeter director. It reminds me of The Witch, but isnt a patch on that. Best to leave this one alone. You won;t get the time or your money back.

A deeply disappointing film. The acting was extremely weak, with the cast showing little to no emotion, making the scenes feel cold and lifeless. There was no tension or suspense, and the horror elements were practically nonexistent. The plot lacked any clear direction, and the story unfolded without logic or purpose. The directing felt random, and the scenes did not connect in a meaningful way. There was nothing engaging to hold the viewer's attention. Watching it felt like sitting through a long, boring lecture. I truly regret wasting both my time and money on this movie, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Good classic - like thrilling story.

Good filming, good acting.

The mistery spouses to be a bit known at the beginning as all of such classic stories but definitely it reveals its plot line gradually and it is immersive more and more with every minute of movie.

It means that feel of to be bee thrilled is growing and growing.

Martin Freeman fantastic as usually.

Very talented actor whose acting in this picture makes whole film more immersive.

Fantastic scenery and dialogues.

I love such movies- is like reading Andersen stories again or even Grimm brothers.

I cannot forget about young actors playing main characters. They are doing great work.

Julia Butters beautiful and very talented young actress is fantastic partner for more experienced actors.

No real horror, no fantasy, no chilling supernatural dread. It's about nothing-zero genre identity. It wobbles between drama, half-baked mysticism, and psychological whatever, but never commits to anything. The whole 'magic' vibe is just some scribbles in a book and the main girl mumbling nonsense. There's no actual evil force-just the screenwriter jerking off over frog doodles and arrows in some crusty old notebook.

This isn't horror-it's just some angsty teen girl going through puberty, ready to dive into rebellion for no reason. A coming-of-age metaphor with zero setup. The conflicts make no sense-totally random, unexplained. The writers didn't even try to make things logical. They just slapped together this 'mysterious beauty' archetype who wanders around pissed off, blaming her dead mom for... what, exactly? Her whole motivation is 'vibes'! No backstory, no tragedy-just 'ancestral calling' or whatever. They didn't even bother explaining how the mom died or who's to blame. Nothing makes sense-not the genre, not the themes, not the script!

Fake folklore, fake mythology-just a boring, meaningless backdrop. The creators clearly know jack about actual myths, fairy tales, or family drama. Nothing connects to any 'queen' or 'bones.' This isn't horror-it's a half-baked drama. Where's the folklore? In some random symbols the girl finds? This is lazy, surface-level nonsense-just slapping spooky imagery onscreen for cheap tension. Nothing gets explained, nothing matters.

And don't get me started on the dad. They villainize him for no reason-he's just a strict religious guy trying to protect his kids. Not abusive, not a fanatic, just... a parent. But the movie acts like he's some monster. They didn't even bother giving him real flaws-just 'oh no, he's too religious!' Weak. The whole conflict is forced, pointless, and stupid.

Yeah, the atmosphere's there, but the movie's empty. All style, no substance. Just another trendy 'folk horror' flick with symbols that lead nowhere.

Feels like the filmmakers had one axe to grind-their own grudge against religion and tradition. Like they're victims of 'oppressive morals' or whatever.

Howard Lovecraft? Now that's ancient horror-dark, poetic, actually beautiful. This movie? Just a bunch of scribbled arrows and frogs.