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Jackson seems more at home in the afterlife than in this one, rendering this off-kilter project creepy and pretentious.
Some books should stay between their covers, and The Lovely Bones may well be one of them.
Understand, the film still has power, just not as much as it should.
This is a distractingly busy movie, so in love with its own considerable craft that it can't stay still long enough for anything to settle in.
Jackson's grand, computer-generated vision of Susie's Dali-like "in between," while occasionally gorgeous, leaves the viewer feeling stuck between two worlds, too. The story suffers.
Your own peace will come after you walk out, trying hard not to laugh at how crazy-bad it all is.
Unshackled by earthly restraints, Jackson shifts his Weta toolsets into overdrive in a more-is-more free-for-all frenzy.
The Lovely Bones is probably a much better idea for a book than it is a movie, but it's still a very good one, and those don't come along too often.
The talented cast struggles with, and is eventually failed by, the material. They are not aided by their director either, who seemingly stood slightly off screen and urged them to 'act bigger!'
I had a few bones to pick with the story.
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.
No hay manera de tomarse en serio, al menos no en el marco de una película que debió ser perturbadora y conmovedora en partes iguales, la serie de momentos Kodak imposibles con que Peter Jackson intenta retratar la vida después de la muerte.
Only Tucci's chilling, truly scarier than Hannibal Lechter psychopath holds the far too fanciful scenario together, bolted to planet earth as best he can.
Only Tucci's chilling, truly scarier than Hannibal Lechter psychopath holds the far too fanciful scenario together, bolted to planet earth as best he can.
The whole plays better than that would suggest, largely due to Jackson's imagination and commanding skill.
Pet peeves and stylistic differences of opinion work against Heavenly Creatures director
For all the efforts of a fine cast, Jackson never gives his human drama the desperation and frustration it calls for...
Interview with Rose McIver of The Lovely Bones: "It was terrifying to see [Stanley Tucci] transform on screen into someone so utterly different from himself."
While technically accomplished, exhibiting flashes of Jackson's idiosyncratic taste, it is frequently sentimental, softhearted, and diffuse. (Blu-ray Ediiton)
I never read the novel, so I have no idea if it is as tedious as Peter Jackson's movie.
Artistically and technically, this film is superb, rich in excellent performances, wondrous visuals and compelling ideas. Yet for all its brilliance, The Lovely Bones remains elusive.
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