The film is such a misfire, such a disappointing collection of failed attempts at emotional affect and confounding storytelling choices, that it seems more like a bad director's attempt to rip off Jackson's style than his own work.
The Lovely Bones (2009)
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Reviews Counted:219
Fresh:71
Rotten:148
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: It's stuffed full of Peter Jackson's typically dazzling imagery, but The Lovely Bones suffers from abrupt shifts between horrific violence and cloying sentimentality.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 2 hr. 15 min.
Genre: Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Theatrical Release: Dec 11, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $44.0M
Synopsis: On her way home from school on a snowy December day in 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon is lured into a makeshift underground den in a cornfield and... [More]
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci
Director: Peter Jackson
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