I liked this book when it came out, and it turns out I am NOT into this movie.
I love Saoirse as much as the next person, and she is super talented, but her execution of Susie watching over her family was super weird, and I didn't like it. Actually I didn't like anything except the performances of the cast. Everyone did a great job in this movie that I do not like.
And the ending for the killer?! What the hell was that?
The Lovely Bones
The story of a life and everything that came after...
Rating
2.0 (1)
Release Date
12/26/2009Runtime
136 minsOverview
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
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A haunting meditation on grief and the impossible distance between the living and the dead, where a murdered girl watches from an ethereal afterlife as her family struggles to move forward. It's a tender, devastating exploration of love, loss, and the long process of healing.
Mood
MelancholicWistfulBittersweetMournful
Themes
GriefComing of ageFamilyMortality
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
PainterlyDesaturated
Structure
Framed flashback
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Child endangermentSexual violenceGraphic violence
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