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The Lovely Bones

2009
Drama
Crime
2h 15m
Centers 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.
Directed by:
Peter Jackson Peter Jackson
Written by:
Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Philippa Boyens Philippa Boyens Fran Walsh Fran Walsh Alice Sebold
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Starring:
Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Rose McIver Rose McIver Thomas McCarthy Thomas McCarthy Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Ronan AJ Michalka AJ Michalka Jake Abel Jake Abel Reece Ritchie Reece Ritchie Carolyn Dando
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Genres:
Drama, Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Countries:
New Zealand, UK, USA
Language:
English
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2009
Drama
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2h 15m
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jebJeb
Rated 16 Dec 2009
51
33rd
Peter Jackson's new dissatisfactory film, The Lovely Bones is an unexpected letdown. Although the actors are all good, they struggle to cope with the insufficient script just as Jackson struggles incommensurately to balance imagination from authenticity and realism in his big budget. The film tried to be emotive and percipient, but wounded up feeling preachy. One of my most awaited films of the year, of which I put all my hopes into, have been crushed.
Rated 16 Dec 2009
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 09 Jan 2010
3
9th
And the award for the most disappointing film of the year goes to... Tucci and Imperioli aside, all the characters were laughably flat and forgettable, as were the performances (especially Whalberg as the justice seeking dad). It also suffers from piss-poor direction and a distracting soundtrack, and I was, sadly enough, never immersed in Jackson's spiritless 'in-between' world. He races to the finish line as fast as possible, hoping any shortcomings will go unnoticed. A very boring experience.
Rated 09 Jan 2010
langelundLangelund
Rated 03 Jan 2010
45
28th
Stunning. Haunting. Moving. But - sadly - only in glimpse. As a whole Jackson's version of Sebold's unforgettable and well-balanced tale feels rushed, uneven and unfocused. Worth seeing for the magnificent performances of Ronan and Tucci, though.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 08 Jan 2010
4
34th
Seeing the brilliant Stanley Tucci through a doll house shows that Peter Jackson was doing the best he could with his camera. Story wise it felt like there were just the bare bones to work with here. While a lot of the editing was swiftly done and looked as pretty as the special effects - overall some scenes felt they could of been done without and just not where they should be.
Rated 08 Jan 2010
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 07 Jan 2010
0
4th
Some of the worst writing ever. I mean, I heard the book was terribly written but holy shit it was awful. Everytime Suzie starts doing voice over narration I wanted to kill myself. Some of the corniest, cheesiest shit I've heard. By the end it just became grating. Plus the killer's death is completely unsatisfying and incredibly lame. Nice to see Michael Imperioli get some work but this movie blew ass. If anything it just confirms what I already knew: Peter Jackson = overrated.
Rated 07 Jan 2010
suldrupSuldrup
Rated 08 May 2010
20
6th
In many ways a completely horrendous film. The casting exemplifies this perfectly: A 30-year-old looking, Indian man is supposed to be the love interest of Saoirse Ronan, who at most looks 13 years old. Come on! Not to mention Ronan's in the film 'little sister', who obviously outages Ronan by far. The whole thing reeks of incredibility, so one can't help but distance oneself from the film and several scenes become involuntarily funny. Tucci isn't that good, and Wahlberg is once again terrible.
Rated 08 May 2010
kasperlKasperL
Rated 12 Mar 2010
50
29th
The middle section was unfathomably slow. I particularly hated the Sarandon montage. Jackson's film is a terrible let-down, both script-wise (it would have benefited from doing away with "the in-between" altogether) and in terms of direction. I wouldn't write him off completely, though. The suspense elements in turn made me squirm in my seat and pushed me to the edge of it, Tucci and Ronan nailing their big scene. What the movie lacks is finesse. Grasping for profundity, it ends up a dull mess.
Rated 12 Mar 2010
dunder74Dunder74
Rated 23 Jan 2010
6
46th
Other than Tucci and Ronan, this movie really has no other strong points. I do not understand why this book was given a film adaptation. Brian Eno was a wonderful choice for the soundtrack however.
Rated 23 Jan 2010
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 05 Feb 2011
45
24th
I have absolutely NO idea what Jackson tries to achieve in this bizarre (and extremely uninspired) blend of new age hippie-nonsense, suspense-thriller, photoshop-visuals and 70s-nostalgia. Impressive that so much talent can make something so incredibly dull...
Rated 05 Feb 2011
ducoDuco
Rated 06 Feb 2010
77
58th
This was way more intense that I anticipated. But except the fact that there were too many CGI scenes and the movie lost its tempo in the middle (luckily, it regained it in the end) there's not much to criticize. It gave me the chills, and (although I haven't read the book) the whole story/acting was really top knotch. Jackson did it with interesting scenes that make you wonder - think about it, you don't even see the murder! A sad movie that grabs you deeply.
Rated 06 Feb 2010
ytadelYtadel
Rated 16 Jan 2010
2
14th
Too schmaltzy. Couldn't get into it. The blue-haireds in my audience seemed to like it though, so maybe you can take your grandma or something.
Rated 16 Jan 2010
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 03 Aug 2011
70
53rd
If you want me to stumble into your rape cave it's gonna take more than a few board games and candles, sir.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
markjpMArkjp
Rated 31 Jul 2010
40
15th
This has the prettiest depiction of the raping of a young girl I have ever seen. Rape on film though, is not supposed to be pretty. And that is probably the major flaw of this movie: It's too pretty. Also, the reworking from novel to film is awful. Stanley Tucci is great though but he alone cannot rescue this from what it is: a rape-revenge film without rape and without revenge.
Rated 31 Jul 2010
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 13 Jun 2019
30
3rd
Unpleasantly wrong-headed take on admittedly difficult material is an overindulgent mess; cloying fantasy scenes in purgatory clash uneasily with the earthbound sequences which do a reasonable job dealing with the grieving family, bizarre digressions and interludes aside (Sarandon's Mrs Doubtfire musical sequence is the most tonally peculiar). Tucci's transformative performance is arguably the highlight, but even he is burdened with a garish make-up job which renders the character unconvincing.
Rated 13 Jun 2019
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 23 Feb 2010
45
17th
I had no idea heaven (or limbo or whatever that was) was such a corny, silly and full of kitsch imagery.
Rated 23 Feb 2010
melvin_smifMelvin Smif
Rated 01 Jun 2010
35
37th
Tucci was great, but other than that not much here. Though, it is good to know that if I ever get mudered by a serial killer I'll have a support group of fellow victims in heaven.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
tathieltathiel
Rated 24 Feb 2010
49
7th
The first part of the film is really promising. Ronan is so beautiful, has a lot of charisma and the performance of Tucci is absolutely overwhelming. The rest of the movie is mediocre to forgettable as is the story. The depiction of Suzie's in-between-world and all other visual effects are great but does not catch up with all the flaws. The ending is a very bad deus ex machina one. Very disappointing. Pity.
Rated 24 Feb 2010
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 22 Feb 2010
25
3rd
It's decent until the girl's death, and then Peter Jackson, helped by a clumsy editing and poor script, gets himself trapped in a storytelling that goes nowhere and which is absolutely exaggerated and sickening.
Rated 22 Feb 2010
chadisdangerchadisdanger
Rated 03 Jan 2010
37
1st
I don't know if there's ever been a film that fell so bizarrely short of expectations. Everything besides Ronan's soulful performance (Tucci's otherwise compelling work is ruined by Jackson horribly overdirecting him at all times) is completely off; the wild swerving between tones, the wasted cast, the bewilderingly ugly imagery, and Jackson completely missing what should have been the point. We could have had another "Heavenly Creatures" but I don't know what the hell this is.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
laikalaika
Rated 04 Jan 2010
10
1st
Awful. Peter Jackson's worst film by a mile. But then the book was terrible also so he didn't have much to work with. The unnecessary CGI was perhaps to detract from the flaccid script and uninspired direction, but it just didn't work.
Rated 04 Jan 2010
mr_rigardmr rigard
Rated 06 Jun 2010
73
80th
There are actually two different stories going on in Lovely Bones. The first is that of Susie's death; the other is about her afterlife. Both are told at the same time. The afterlife story is such an immense undertaking, it's a bit convoluted and boring. But, it's easily overlooked due to the masterful direction of the story of her death. It's a shame that the Academy Awards overlook actors in movies like this; Tucci is more than deserving of an award for his portrayal of a sleazy pedophile.
Rated 06 Jun 2010
krkenney2011krkenney2011
Rated 18 Jan 2010
75
40th
Far better than the hyperbolized accounts being published on this site and by critics. Granted I never read the book, but Jackson creates a beautiful dreamscape and a reasonable compelling drama as a family torn from asunder attempts to heal from the devastating, brutal murder of its oldest daughter while attempting to solve her murder. Worth a watch.
Rated 18 Jan 2010
rossRoss
Rated 20 Jan 2010
30
20th
Jackson is simply not a good filmmaker. But at least he learns us, that between heaven and earth is place of poorly made CGI. A capable scriptwriter and a great visual director like Fincher or Tarsem Singh could have used this budget and theese actors to make this a truly great film.
Rated 20 Jan 2010
nadihNadiH
Rated 06 Jan 2010
84
59th
I am not familiar with the book, but I have heard the reviews of this film, which pretty much convinced me not to see it. Just to see Stanley Tucci's performance I watched the film online. Maybe it was my low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I think the critics may have sold it short (though I have a weakness for peter jackson - I was one of the few who really enjoyed King Kong). There is a lot of good acting here and it is a flawed but touching movie.
Rated 06 Jan 2010
jthuskyjthusky
Rated 29 Apr 2011
30
8th
I'm a fan of pretty much everyone involved with this one, which makes its utter failure at suspense, sadness and intrigue all the more sad. Jackson tries to make the afterlife beautiful and impossible, but it just feels majorly excessive, especially compared to A) the book and B) the real-world half of the film. All of the acting is poor, too, save Ronan (misguided but decent) and Tucci (who can disappear into any role).
Rated 29 Apr 2011
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 10 Feb 2012
40
31st
The Lovely Bones is an overlong, inconsistent, poorly characterized film that also left me confused about what it felt about the murder of a 14-year-old girl. Is it worth your time? I don't believe it is whatsoever, save for thirty minutes where it gets kind of tense and a genuinely creepy performance from Stanley Tucci. But most of the film is a mess and doesn't deserve your 135 minutes. The PG-13 rating means that possibly heavy material is dumbed down, leaving the film without much weight.
Rated 10 Feb 2012
princeharryprinceharry
Rated 29 Jun 2012
8
55th
A gut-wrenchingly beautiful movie that manages to leave one feeling both violated and vindictive.
Rated 29 Jun 2012
alex_wsAlex WS
Rated 20 Jan 2013
45
22nd
Poorly paced. The dream-sequences are too alien to be relatable, and does little to enrich the story. If they were removed or altered, this could have been so much more.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
muzak66muzak66
Rated 10 Nov 2010
72
46th
It was kinda sad how she got killed but I was happy to see that the guy who killed her died as well.
Rated 10 Nov 2010
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 02 Jan 2010
61
51st
A prefectly acted and superbly animated story which was a complete baloney. There was good characters and good scenes and feelings though. Peter Jackson dove too deep into CG world.
Rated 02 Jan 2010
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 12 Oct 2014
40
5th
I'm kinda surprised how much I disliked this. Jackson plays the plot like a genre movie, with all the attendant clichés, but it's quite clearly not, so he ends up not only with stupid, annoying characters doing stupid, annoying things, but also no plot payoffs, no tension, and no sense of purpose. It listlessly transitions from slow-motion portent to slow-motion sentimentality, and then kind of ends with a shrug like it forgot what it was talking about. (I could go on but I've run out of space.)
Rated 12 Oct 2014
deathcrowDeathcrow
Rated 14 Jan 2010
45
19th
The beginning of this movie is decent but as it progresses it gets slower and slower until around the middle the low-point in boredom is reached. The pace picks up a bit more later, but the retarded ending is the final nail in the coffin. I wanted to like this, but there's just so much rambling and so little substance, that it just fell flat.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
cstewart64CStewart64
Rated 17 Aug 2016
9
29th
W3E0P1S0V2M1A1R1. The visuals were probably actually great, but the random heaven sequences were so arbitrary and untethered to the action that their beauty angered me all the more, since they were so wasted. It seems like a fascinating idea that just couldn't decide how it wanted to play out. Or that was just horribly lost in translation. Tucci is terrifying, and the rest of the leads at least aren't annoying.
Rated 17 Aug 2016
matguy3matGuy3
Rated 05 Apr 2014
3
18th
70s girl gets murdered by Mr Totally-Not-Obvious-He's-A-Serial-Killer and is sent to pretty CGI-backdrop heaven. In all seriousness though, this was a very uneven, unfocused mess. Seriously disturbing death scene for Ronan followed minutes later by a wacky hippy grandma montage? WTF? Still, actors did well with that they had, and it had a few good moments; but I stress 'few'.
Rated 05 Apr 2014
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 09 Jan 2010
63
38th
It had the potential to be a lot more.
Rated 09 Jan 2010
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 25 Jan 2010
84
38th
"lovely" to behold....and i could follow the story despite not reading the book. glad i saw it on the big screen....
Rated 25 Jan 2010
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 08 Nov 2011
55
25th
It started so well. It started as a very interesting and thoughtful examination of guilt, spirituality and the afterlife through a personal drama. By the end, however, every character had lost 20 IQ points and the viewer is repeatedly punched in the belly with sentimentality and cloying, cliched, heavy-handed shoe-gazing faux poignancy that it just vomits all over what is a very fine premise. Has inspired me to go and read the book, but I wouldn't recommend it as a piece of cinema.
Rated 08 Nov 2011
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 11 Feb 2015
35
11th
This is really not very good. Probably the best example out there of how voice-over narration can ruin a movie, with Saoirse Ronan unnecessarily explaining much of the action you can plainly see on the screen. Stanley Tucci's performance is really good, but for the most part this is just a really weak, disappointing film. They should have put the script through several more rewrites.
Rated 11 Feb 2015
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 26 Apr 2010
63
54th
I can't fault this movie with very much, really... The acting is excellent all around, the story is unique and interesting, and the production design is terrific. The problem is that it's a fundamentally frustrating story, and therefore so is the film.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 10 Mar 2010
40
28th
A few good sequences aside, this movie is awful. A lack of focus makes it feel as stuck as Susie, in an in-between world without purpose. The afterlife bits are pretty but pointless, and the real world scenes ruined by Wahlberg, carrying on where he left off in the Happening. Sarandon and Weisz are completely wasted, with no character arcs to speak of, and only Tucci is allowed to shine. 'I was here for a moment, and then I was gone' chirps our dead protagonist. It felt like a fucking eternity.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
jherman89Jherman89
Rated 18 Feb 2010
70
55th
Peter Jackson brings imagination and visionary cinematography to life in the Lovely Bones. Despite the fact that this a beautiful and touching film, there just isnt enough plot in it to justify its own runtime. The film starts to drag and veer off course early on and diminishes the world around it. With more of an adaptive screenplay, something truly exciting could have been achieved here. Jackson's work is still worth seeing the film, just not the admission ticket.
Rated 18 Feb 2010
anusanus
Rated 27 Dec 2012
60
34th
i was expecting much worse. this is watchable.
Rated 27 Dec 2012
johnnyboy2JohnnyBoy2
Rated 27 Jan 2010
45
4th
Contains glimmers of brilliance in it's first and final acts, but is for the most part, uneven to the point of insanity. It's inconsistency gives us the feeling that we missed a reel or something. The spotty direction and editing alter the performances, but Ronan and Tucci survive it decently.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
nursusNursus
Rated 11 Apr 2010
86
79th
Peter Jackson comme on l'aime : mélange des genres surprenant, magnifiques effets de caméra, image somptueuse... pour un film glauque, terriblement stressant, mais aussi très humain et émouvant.
Rated 11 Apr 2010
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 28 Apr 2010
58
34th
The first act of the film is amazing. Great acting on all parts. Incredible cinematography. A steady sense of uneasiness mixed with a hint of nostalgia. However, once the story starts to progress and evolve, it begins to completely dismantle. It dwells on certain scenes and topics too much and beats them to death. The visuals get absolutley out of control. And the conclusion feels so completely unsatisfying and not befitting the entire tone and direction of the story.
Rated 28 Apr 2010
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 24 Dec 2010
1
0th
Slipping past Sebold's quondam feminist protest (briefly glimpsing Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch, for example), Jackson goes to the edge of lurid sentimentality.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 05 Jul 2010
53
55th
Okay Movie
Rated 05 Jul 2010
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 12 Jun 2018
59
15th
A strong emotional core, admirable performances by Ronan and Tucci, and fantastic visuals can't make up for an overall illogical narrative, obnoxious editing, inconsistent world-building, and a completely unfocused tone. It rarely manages to be suspenseful or cathartic, and when it is, never to the degree it deserved to be. Overlong, choppy, and at some moments downright forced, this could have been so much more than just a pretty-looking, somewhat dark film about death and closure.
Rated 12 Jun 2018
forehead1forehead1
Rated 09 Nov 2010
50
47th
Interesting enough and well directed at times but you get the feeling TLB's 'different' vibe is due to the fact it never really knows what type of film it wants to be. The final 15 minutes of tying up loose ends are so insulting and puke-worthy they make a real mockery of the decent effort that precedes them, and very almost whip a star off its rating. Worth one watch.
Rated 09 Nov 2010
kevinjosephkevinjoseph
Rated 15 Nov 2010
60
26th
Visually beautiful at times, I'll give it that. But mostly it was a steaming pile of shit.
Rated 15 Nov 2010
filmdotfilmdot
Rated 03 Jan 2010
85
56th
A good and at sometimes a masterful creation of Alice Sebold's novel. Ronan and Tucci give tour-de-force performances and the visual effects were breathtaking but it lacked a certain quality and overall feel that Jackson had during Lord of the Rings. The script is also at some times very poor and not well thought out but in the end, the powerful performances and the visual effects are the things to look at. Overall a noble effort and at times, it works.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
ozgrenouilleOzGrenouille
Rated 07 Mar 2010
65
15th
"how do you butcher a book for dummies" movie.
Rated 07 Mar 2010
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 02 Apr 2010
75
71st
The first act of the film is excellent, we can see all the talent of the director Peter Jackson. The second half might be too conventional, too fanciful. But I disagree with the critics, the end result is a good movie.
Rated 02 Apr 2010
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 07 Mar 2015
6
43rd
A mixed-bag of a film: The plot leading up Suzy's murder is full of wonderfully uncomfortable edge-of-your-seat suspense, and the emotion and drama that follow her death in dealing with the loss and looking for the killer is just as captivating, and is captured by excellent camerawork and great performances all around. The mystical afterlife scenes, however, feel fluffy and boring in comparison with the gritty suspense of the scenes on earth. Overall, a good movie that could have been great.
Rated 07 Mar 2015
tsvetetsvete
Rated 16 Sep 2016
81
18th
3
Rated 16 Sep 2016
lissatzlissatz
Rated 08 Mar 2010
60
23rd
I review this based on being a fan of the book. As always, the book is better, but that's not why I didn't like it that much. They focused too much on the in-between and not enough on the struggle the family was enduring. They also left out a crucial relationship that develops between the mother and the detective. Casting and acting were great, so it's too bad they ruined the movie.
Rated 08 Mar 2010
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 06 Apr 2010
65
72nd
Weak end with pointless two final scenes ruins the film. The scene in the underground building is very memorizing, done in an exciting way only Peter Jackson can do. The role of Stanley Tucci can't be forgotten either.
Rated 06 Apr 2010
darkmandarkman
Rated 04 Jul 2010
78
73rd
Visually stunning.
Rated 04 Jul 2010
slweeslwee
Rated 28 Apr 2010
75
54th
Haunting, sad. Didn't like how it ended.
Rated 28 Apr 2010
michaelhash2michaelhash2
Rated 06 Nov 2012
62
6th
61.500
Rated 06 Nov 2012
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 16 Dec 2013
2
13th
Kitschy and unreal, even if the visuals are sometimes pretty nice. Not a single part of it is engaging or believable, just a weird fairy tale with some horrible narration and pacing. Boring, saccharine bullshit. Peter Jackson, what the hell are you doing? The show "Dead Like Me" handles this kind of fantasy much better.
Rated 16 Dec 2013
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 14 Apr 2020
69
52nd
68.5
Rated 14 Apr 2020
ajengpuspitaajengpuspita
Rated 10 Jun 2017
75
25th
first time i see saoirse ronan act, and she can play her role well, the lovely bones, make may heart sad when i see this movie, the way how she find the murder, the story line so far so good
Rated 10 Jun 2017
criostoircriostoir
Rated 11 Apr 2010
5
1st
Worst film I have ever seen
Rated 11 Apr 2010
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 17 Jan 2010
69
50th
Na poczatku bardzo dobry, ale im dalej tym gorzej. Nie do konca sie ten film Peterowi udal, ale strona wizualna i kilka naprawde udanych scen jest wartych jego obejrzenia.
Rated 17 Jan 2010
aliyaliy
Rated 01 Oct 2010
84
22nd
good
Rated 01 Oct 2010
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 30 Jun 2022
55
25th
There were parts about it that I liked, such as the concept of 'what if you are brutally murdered, what would you do if you could connect with the world after, and how does that affect the people close to you', but I was also super detached from the concept of it by the weirdo super happy beautiful Windows wallpaper moments that just seemed too perfect and happy to fit into the concept of being brutally murdered. A lot of tearjerker moments here that feel too grandiose for their own good.
Rated 30 Jun 2022
lebarLebar
Rated 05 Feb 2010
70
28th
just not good enough
Rated 05 Feb 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 09 Oct 2010
62
30th
Good performances can't save this strange sad film.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
kavuKavu
Rated 16 Feb 2010
42
18th
Great premise and a marvellous performance by Tucci are wasted by Ronan, Wahlberg, bad writing and too much too bad cgi.
Rated 16 Feb 2010
cilogyCilogy
Rated 06 Jul 2010
75
33rd
Simply put, a lovely film. It carries more meaning if you've ever experienced a death in the family. Saoirse Ronan's role makes this a great emotional journey. A sweet tart that also looks like its from a 4 star restaurant.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
hologramhologram
Rated 19 May 2013
65
12th
As with Enter The Void I was promised a visual feast and left with disappointment.
Rated 19 May 2013
sailorripleySailorRipley
Rated 06 Mar 2010
84
44th
More like a case of a brilliant filmmaker going through the motions, 'The Lovely Bones' is not a bad film at all, it's just cruelly disappointing. In more cases than one can count, it feelks like Jackson is scared shitless of the "thorny" material, so it's all very pleasing and well, nice. The glorious CGI vistas are beautiful, but distracting; however, there ARE great moments here and there, all looming in a film in desperate need of finding the right tone. This one deserved a hard R rating.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 10 Aug 2022
64
29th
The book is better but the movie has some great scenes
Rated 10 Aug 2022
obdurateObdurate
Rated 05 Apr 2010
60
23rd
I'm always really thrilled by visuals like this. You put images like that on the screen and I'm usually in love. It's just sad that the rest of the movie isn't so great except for some good acting by some of 'em. The movie fails to hit that emotional ground that it really has to. But god... the way the killer died? Ugh.
Rated 05 Apr 2010
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 22 Oct 2010
70
34th
A look a love, life and what it all means.
Rated 22 Oct 2010
frostyFrosty
Rated 19 Dec 2011
35
12th
What a load of arse.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 12 Mar 2010
4
33rd
The scene with Suzie's sister in the house of the killer was quite suspenseful. Well-structured, brilliantly edited and even better sound design (doing away with all surrounding sounds save the few important ones). Other than that though the entire experience was disappointingly uneven. Tucci, Schmucci. And Wahlberg should go back to [heart]ing huckabees.
Rated 12 Mar 2010
leshiileshii
Rated 02 May 2010
20
3rd
Peter Jackson, you owe us an apology.
Rated 02 May 2010
ranaldRanald
Rated 22 Jan 2010
50
17th
The book is mostly about the grieving and acceptance of the family; Jackson has recast it as a sort of supernatural thriller focused on Susie. This is problematic because *that* story isn't, and can't be, resolved, and the new tacked on ending is disastrous. As a thriller and visual show it has some effective sequences however.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 08 Dec 2011
85
70th
Not terrible, but certainly lacking something I like to call genuine emotion. Everything seemed so forced and unnatural.
Rated 08 Dec 2011
dougcollinsDougCollins
Rated 04 May 2011
70
10th
A little disappointed by this movie. Kinda no point and it meanders alot to a very unsatisfying ending.
Rated 04 May 2011
wicheWiche
Rated 01 Jun 2013
79
79th
This one surprised me. I expected this film to be overhyped and that's the reason that I hadn't watched it sooner, but now I'm glad I did. Acting is very good, story is abstract and sometimes a bit too fuzzy but entertaining and quite strong and the ending is really thrilling. Sad story about a child murderer, but this one really adds something extra.
Rated 01 Jun 2013
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 22 Apr 2011
74
48th
the concept is great, and i'm happy with the camera work and the story. but the thing is this movie just doesn't cut it. for some reason this movie just seems bare. i suppose my major gripe in the movie is based on the fact that the girl seems to actually not affect her family in any way. on top of that when the sister actually figures out who the killer is she just basically forgets about it because her mommy came home, i mean REALLY?
Rated 22 Apr 2011
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 19 Dec 2011
73
28th
Even if it is quite artistic, I found the fantasy CGI parts of this film far inferior to the real life parts. I'm not slating Weta's CGI, it's just that real stuff is inherently more satisfying to gaze at than whatever sunset or cornfield or pagoda you can dream up. That aside, the film's foregone-conclusion narrative failed to captivate me and the whole thing was rather dull with poor characterisation and acting. I'd venture to say that Jackson & co adapted all the wrong aspects of the book.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
tedted
Rated 16 Feb 2010
50
21st
Stanley Tucci was amazing, and there were a couple good CGI sequences, but otherwise this movie was lame. The ending is extremely contrived and unsatisfying.
Rated 16 Feb 2010
braddad68braddad68
Rated 22 Apr 2013
95
84th
Similarities to Ghost and What Dreams May Come. Great performances by all. A haunting and beautiful movie!
Rated 22 Apr 2013
helfen419helfen419
Rated 26 Jul 2010
58
15th
Kinda cool, but bad dialogue, bad acting, and a drawn out ending do it in. Plus, the girl looks like Robert Plant.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
cowmanCowman
Rated 03 Mar 2014
35
5th
There is something wrong with almost every aspect of this film; A silly fantasy world, bad performances, Mark Wahlberg's haircut, an undeveloped, Disneyfied plot,....But the absolute worst might be Susan Sarandon's slapstick comedy musical montage, somewhere in the last quarter. Probably the poorest direction I've ever seen in a movie.
Rated 03 Mar 2014
colbycolby
Rated 28 Jul 2011
85
36th
underrated as hell. this is a very enjoyable flick about love, life, and evil. i'll admit to shedding a small tear when i first watched it. there's something magical about susie and how maturely she accepted what was bestowed upon her. it's not for everyone but it's beautiful.
Rated 28 Jul 2011
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 26 Apr 2010
66
38th
Jackson cuts off human characters in favor of visual excess. I'm not sure what to take away from his movie. If I was meant to be captivated by Susie's journey beyond the grave, then I'm left unengaged. Jackson's version of Heaven, while a culmination of raw technology efforts, feels desolate and lonely. I can't say the movie didn't impact me--it sure startled me, and stirred up emotions, but its protagonists did not, leaving a gaping emptiness all the special effects in the world can't fill.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 18 Aug 2012
2
46th
Good looks and 'movement' but unsatisfying. Too many writers spoil the broth?
Rated 18 Aug 2012
gritGrit
Rated 09 Apr 2010
35
30th
Apart from the scenes involving the brilliantly chilling Tucci, this was quite the disappointment. For matters of such turmoil it often feels haphazard, unaided by a series of bland performances backed only by a series of cringe-worthy narration, rambling script and one thoroughly terrible excuse for an ending. Graphically it also faulters, with limbo becoming far too fancical and unemotional for it's turmoil based origins. Although occasionally promising, should have probably remained buried.
Rated 09 Apr 2010
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 11 Feb 2020
56
25th
C+
Rated 11 Feb 2020
buffratingsbuffratings
Rated 16 Apr 2017
42
16th
Its jaw-dropping visuals are pleasing to look at, but on a thematic level, The Lovely Bones is a missed opportunity from Peter Jackson.
Rated 16 Apr 2017
jakefaceJakeFace
Rated 06 Feb 2011
2
50th
so heavy handed
Rated 06 Feb 2011
arandurarandur
Rated 04 Apr 2010
66
58th
Buyuleyici gorsellerle basindan sonuna surukleyici bir film. Duygusal, etkileyici ve dusundurucu... Bir babanin kizina olan sevgisini anlatan bir film izlemeyi ozlemisim.
Rated 04 Apr 2010
ezoterikEzoterik
Rated 14 Jan 2010
44
9th
Even though I'm not a fan of Peter Jackson's work I was looking forward to this 'quiet drama, his pet project' blah blah. It turns out it's just as self-indulgent as his other work. The movie trots along at a snails pace with the director throwing in weird and crappy special effects every chance he gets. The story is forgettable and nowhere near any classics of the genre. Even the usually good Stanley Tucci is very bland as 'The Villain'. Stay clear.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
radresRadres
Rated 16 Mar 2010
55
21st
I found exactly what i expected from PJ. He has adapted The Lovely Bones in the same fashion as he did The Lord of The Rings , except this time people acknowledged that this adaption was a failure. I'm glad this time my friends did not tought that PJ was the only director who could pull this one off and no one could adapt it better. It was visually far behind "What dreams may come" and the actors/actresses did their best with the script.
Rated 16 Mar 2010
michaelhashMichaelhash
Rated 31 Oct 2012
62
4th
61.500
Rated 31 Oct 2012

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