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The Lovely Bones (2009)

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Reviews Counted:116

Fresh:88

Rotten:28

Average Rating:7.4/10

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]

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 11, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $200,687

Synopsis: Oscar winner Peter Jackson directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold's beloved novel THE LOVELY BONES. After she is killed, young Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan, ATONEMENT) looks down from heaven on... [More]

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan

Director: Peter Jackson

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12/26/09

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Director: Peter JacksonRelease Date: December 26th, 2009Lead Actor: Mark WahlbergRunning Time:... More

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12/25/09

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12/23/09

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12/22/09

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Peter Jackson makes a beautiful mess of the iconic book club selection. In this adaptation,... More

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12/21/09

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At around age 12 I stopped believing that film adaptations should match my own vision of a book... More

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12/21/09

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You would expect better from Peter Jackson. Beautiful images, at times. Paul Chambers, CNN. More

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12/20/09

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Most of the complaints I'm reading online comment about the lack of resolution in the film, which... More

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12/20/09

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12/19/09

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Okay, there are things I love about this film and things I despise. I don't feel its a bad film,... More

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12/18/09

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12/18/09

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12/17/09

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12/17/09

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I was hardly able to sit through it. Afterlife sequences are too long and boring. The acting is... More

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12/17/09

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12/17/09

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What a long slow moving bore. Tomato meter at 38% and dropping. No wonder. More

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12/17/09

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VERDICT:3/10 Trips to the LibraryYeesh. Go read the book and call it a day.- Read the rest of my... More

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