The Lovely Bones

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Directed by

Peter Jackson

Starring (View all)

Mark Wahlberg
Jack Salmon

Rachel Weisz
Abigail Salmon

Susan Sarandon
Grandma Lynn

Stanley Tucci
George Harvey

Michael Imperioli
Len Fenerman

Saoirse Ronan
Susie Salmon

Rose McIver
Lindsey Salmon

Reece Ritchie
Ray Singh

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Fran Walsh
(screenplay)

Philippa Boyens
(screenplay)

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You are beautiful, Susie Salmon.

14 years, 10 months ago at Mar 12 0:32

Lexi

11 votes

''I wasn't lost, or frozen, or gone... I was alive; I was alive in my own perfect world.''

Focuses on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Saoirse Ronan: Susie Salmon

Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's s... read more

Spiritual and Filled With Wonder

14 years, 2 months ago at Nov 5 18:06

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2 votes

--I remember seeing lots of trailers on t.v. for the film, never saw it in the theater, yet I was determined to see it. Peter Jackson does a Phenomenal job directing this wonder. I honestly thought I was going to hate this and yea..proved me wrong.

--I'll admit I teared up during this film, it's obvious as to why and I won't give anything away. CGI wasn't great and rather some was d... read more

Has more going for it than not...

14 years, 6 months ago at Jul 6 10:47

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1 vote

"I wasn't lost, or frozen, or gone... I was alive; I was alive in my own perfect world."

Peter Jackson's work on the highly acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy propelled the Kiwi director to fame faster than he could say "My precious", and he followed up the series with the underrated period epic King Kong. After four consecutive features that represented a breakthrough in special e... read more

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Based on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body.

Release date: 15 January 2010

Tags: Drama (26), Fantasy (22), Murder (20), Thriller (18), Serial Killer (18), Afterlife (16), 2009 (16), Crime (15), Based On Book (15), Heaven (14), Rape (13), 1970s (13), 2000s (13), Gazebo (12), Based On Novel (12), Pennsylvania (11), Surrealism (11), Death Of Daughter (11), Teenage Girl (10), Period Piece (9)

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I have both seen the movie and read the book. (54 movies items)

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Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years, 3 months ago

Okay, but with a lot of faults

“I have read the book. I loved it, I thought it was both chilling and heartbreaking with a fine story and credible characters. I do think it is much better than the film, which was solid enough but lacking a strong emotional core.

I will start with the film's faults. The story is a very intriguing one, but it is quite slow complete with holes and any parts that strived to be heartbreaking came across as mawkish. The script is quite weak often, particularly with Susan Sarandon's character in the sense that it is never quite sure which direction it wants to go. But what hurt the film most was some aspects of Peter Jackson's direction. Jackson is a good director don't get me wrong, but he does make some decisions that detract from the impact of the story rather than enhance it. Espec” read more