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Genre:Drama
Directed by:Peter Jackson
Staring:Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon
Released:January 15th 2010
THE GENERAL IDEA
“The Lovely Bones” centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from “the inbetween”, a surreal limbo that is neither in heaven or earth. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
THE GOOD
This is a powerful story and I am still trying to let it sink in. It’s not formulaic so I find myself guessing ahead of things and always being wrong. That’s refreshing and instinctually frustrating at the same time.
The lovely actress who plays Susie Salmon is just brilliant. I expect great things from such a deep and illustrative soul like this young girl has. She is vibrant on screen in every detail of emotion she portrays.
When there are brief moments of crossover from the “inbetween” and the real world you do feel a chill. A strong divide has been placed on this otherworldly place with bizarre landscapes and the real world. The two do not cross over often, but when they do its impacting.
THE BAD
The movie drags on, and is “boring” as you wait for things to develop. This impacts just how empty their lives are and in essence should be a good thing for the film. The family is happy and very common in the beginning of the film, and after Susie dies and the real drama sets in it is very bleak.
I was not satisfied with the ending, and that moment of justice just feels like it is not impacting enough. You drag yourself through this whole emotional turmoil for the film and find yourself thinking “ok, so that’s that” at the end. Not saying how things resolve, and in some ways they dont.
And the title, it makes NO sense. Just stop trying to figure it out. They had to call it something, and that’s what the book was called. Maybe the book says it better.
OVERALL
This wrenched my heart and any drama that impacts me has to be worth something. Yes, there were “boring” parts, but there is also a great sense of loss, suspense (which is hard to do when you know who the killer is) and very emotional for me as a father.
When I got home, I was waiting by the door for my kids to get home from school so I could hug them. I truly feel fear and pity for anyone who would bring harm to those little shit disturbers!
I give The Lovely Bones a 7 out of 10
