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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:3
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.4/10
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Oscar winner Peter Jackson directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold's beloved novel THE LOVELY BONES. After she is killed, young Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan, ATONEMENT) looks down from heaven on... [More]
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan
Director: Peter Jackson
The Lovely Bones does a fantastic job with revered, complex source material. As terrific on terra firma as it is audacious in its astral plane, it is doubtful we’ll see a more imaginative, courageous film in 2010.
Top CriticThe real let-down is its heavy reliance on overblown special-effects sequences to represent the celestial limbo.
Top Critic[Ronan] captures the uncertainty and intensity of thwarted teenage passions perfectly but, set against the artifice and the manipulative tendencies of the story, her admirable performance is rather swamped.
Top CriticSo infuriatingly coy, and so desperate to preserve the modesty of its soulful victim that it amounts to an ongoing clean-up operation.
Top CriticThe film certainly plays well enough as a melodrama-cum-revenge thriller.
Top CriticJackson undermines solid work from a good cast with show-offy celestial evocations that severely disrupt the emotional connections with the characters.
Top CriticWhen else has the obscenity of child murder been the cause of such gravity and grace?
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December 06, 2009:
The Lovely Bones in the running for Best Film 2009, for most passionately opposing violence against women. 
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November 02, 2009:
Examining Peter Jackson's Lovely Bones
He's become identified with big-budget epics like the "Lord of the Ring" movies and his "King Kong" remake, but Peter Jackson has his roots in supernatural thrillers -- making,... More...
August 11, 2009:
Trailer & Poster Review
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August 05, 2009:
Trailer Bulletin: The Lovely Bones
Did you miss the Entertainment Tonight-hosted debut of the first trailer for "The Lovely Bones"? Not to worry -- Apple's got it posted for your enjoyment. More...
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