The Lovely Bones (Blu-ray)
The story of a life and everything that came after...
From Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson comes the extraordinary story about one girl's life, and everything that came after. When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. But now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on. Filled with thrilling suspense, hope and the redeeming power of love, it's "One of the best films of the year. Incredibly powerful." - Harry Knowles, Ain't it Cool News
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold.
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Poetic but drags a bit - fsavoie
Lovely Bones is a good movie. The first half drags a bit. Many scene has the same objectif so I would have wished it moved faster. But the in-between world is visually amazing! Not the best CGI effect in hollywood but still very good. The main actress is as usuall really good as the rest of the cast.Heart-wrenching, uplifting, captivating & hauntingly beautiful - Atreides
A very unconventional movie that crosses many genres (murder/suspense/thriller/drama/fantasy), defies normal expectations and is an intense emotional experience. Right from the outset you are informed of when the lead character will be murdered and who her killer is but you are still kept on the edge of your seat and surprised by later revelations. The story dovetails between reality (before and after the murder) and a surreal afterlife realm in between Heaven and Earth. Despite the tragic, heart-wrenching and dark subject matter, the film is uplifting, captivating and hauntingly beautiful throughout. As the credits rolled, I ran through a gamut of emotion and found aspects of the film resonated with me long after.
It is difficult to conceive as to why this movie was critically panned. I can only surmise that either the story didn't follow the source material closely (I have not read the book) or viewers didn't appreciate the story being told from the perspective of a 13 year old girl.
PROS
* Original, imaginative, creative story / screenplay.
* Authentic, well-drawn, endearing characters.
* Thrilling & entertaining from start to finish.
* A visual masterpiece - both from a cinematic perspective and a CGI/special effects perspective. Definitely warrants viewing in HD (Blu-Ray).
* Superlative lead actors: Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci.
* Solid supporting actors: Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz,
Mark Wahlberg.
* Subtle but powerful soundtrack.
* Thematically rich and filled with symbolism & metaphors.
CONS
* Childhood romantic relationships seem forced and only marginally believable.
* Film appears to be heavily edited due to the long running time. Certain characters, scenes, and threads could have been fleshed out more.
* The clairvoyant girl (Ruth) was a bit cliché & one-dimension.
* Adequate resolution of killer's fate but not deeply satisfying.Lovely Film - hilkayaker
This was a great movie. I liked how they didn't go into deail on the murder and kept it pg(ish) so it was not very gory. It was definately an amazing movie and very sad. I felt very bad for her poor family in this movie trying to deal with her murder and trying to find the murderer whle moving on.
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Poetic but drags a bit - fsavoie
Lovely Bones is a good movie. The first half drags a bit. Many scene has the same objectif so I would have wished it moved faster. But the in-between world is visually amazing! Not the best CGI effect in hollywood but still very good. The main actress ...Heart-wrenching, uplifting, captivating & hauntingly beautiful - Atreides
A very unconventional movie that crosses many genres (murder/suspense/thriller/drama/fantasy), defies normal expectations and is an intense emotional experience. Right from the outset you are informed of when the lead character will be murdered and who her ...Lovely Film - hilkayaker
This was a great movie. I liked how they didn't go into deail on the murder and kept it pg(ish) so it was not very gory. It was definately an amazing movie and very sad. I felt very bad for her poor family in this movie trying to deal with her murder and ...