The Lovely Bones (2009)



The Lovely Bones (2009)
The story of a life and everything that came after...

"The Lovely Bones" 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.

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Rating: 6.9/10 (5,757 votes)
Release Date: 24 November 2009
Country: USA, UK, New Zealand
Languages: English
Company: WingNut Films
Sound: Dolby Digital

Director(s): Peter Jackson



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Producer(s):
Marc Ashton - co-producer
Philippa Boyens - co-producer
Anne Bruning - line producer
Carolynne Cunningham - producer
Peter Jackson - producer
Ken Kamins - executive producer
Aimée Peyronnet - producer
Tessa Ross - executive producer
Steven Spielberg - executive producer
Fran Walsh - producer
James Wilson - executive producer

Writer(s):
Fran Walsh - (screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens - (screenplay) &
Peter Jackson - (screenplay)
Alice Sebold - (novel)

Cast:
Saoirse Ronan - Susie Salmon
Mark Wahlberg - Jack Salmon
Rachel Weisz - Abigail Salmon
Stanley Tucci - George Harvey
Susan Sarandon - Grandma Lynn
Rose McIver - Lindsey Salmon
Amanda Michalka - Clarissa
Jake Abel - Brian Nelson
Reece Ritchie - Ray Singh
Nikki SooHoo - Holly

Music: Brian Eno


6 Responses to “The Lovely Bones (2009)”

  1. mdh310 Says:
    December 11th, 2009

    Pretty to look at, beautiful at times even, but with all hisdistractions, Jackson has somehow managed to take brutal and disturbingsubject matter and leave me feeling nothing apart from vague amusementand disbelief that he actually went there.

    I haven't read the book, and even I could tell he completely missed thepoint. This story, which seems like it should be about (and from what Iunderstand of the book, is about) the slow disintegration of a familyfollowing an unimaginable tragedy, has been turned into a campywhodunnit where you you know who dun it from the start.

    Rather than concentrate on the relationships between the characters, hefails to connect the dots, jumping perspectives often enough to breakany of those connections. It comes across as a set of disjointedepisodes with overdone cgi in between rather than a coherent story. Thejumps are so jarring at times (Oh look, mom is leaving. Oh look, she'scome back again) I have to wonder if some of this is down to theediting and there was far more here in earlier cuts.

    The actors try hard, even Wahlberg who I have trouble taking seriouslyafter "The Happening", and I'm pretty sure THEY understood the storythat was meant to be told, but Jackson gives them very little to workwith.

    Actors often say they don't like to watch their own work, because it'salmost always disappointing, and they would be well-advised to stayaway from this one.

  2. Clayton Davis Says:
    December 13th, 2009

    Artistically the film sits quite well. Cinematography by Andrew Lesnie,Sound by Tod A. Maitland, and a beautiful score by Brian Eno are thestrongest mechanical portions of the film. Direction by Peter Jacksonis stamped, printed, and in the mail as he creates a world that is bothbeautiful and revolting. The narrative is unfortunately lost and rushedin its two hour and fifteen minute run time. It’s an epic story thatneeds time to settle into the viewers. Bothersome is that we’ve come toexpect long films from Jackson in his career. Biting the bullet andpaying that extra attention to narrative detail, Jackson could havemade a world of a difference and left a more gratifying and nourishingfeeling for the viewer.

    The Lovely Bones is still, a solid effort and shouldn’t beautomatically dismissed. I really wanted to like it. My expectationswere through the roof (as fans of The Awards Circuit can attest) and itunder whelmed. It’s not necessarily a masterpiece but at least worth aconsideration. Some, who may have not read the book, could agree withthe film and no comparisons can be made. Whatever its worth, the themeis still alive and can still leave one sustained.

  3. Screen_Queen Says:
    January 14th, 2010

    The performances in this movie are very worth mentioning too. Itdoesn’t happen often that one can view multiple award-worthyperformances in a single film – but it happens here, with the fantasticperformances of Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and inparticular Stanley Tucci and Sairose Ronan pulling the film alongstrongly and accomplishing more in this single movie as actors thanmost can in numerous ones. Where the CGI calls upon the audience’sopthalmic sense, it is the performances that enable one to really feelthe characters, the story and the tone of the film. I am very gratefultowards, the casting director, because I could not have asked forbetter actors to fit or portray these characters.

    So, my conclusion: go see it. At worst you will see a tragic butbeautifully told tale of a family’s fight for answers and understandingin the aftermath of devastation. But at best, you will come away with asignificantly memorable experience that will break your heart and mendit beautifully.

  4. Lee Wilcox Says:
    January 18th, 2010

    I took my 3 nieces (17, 15, 14) and my 2 nephews (14, 12) to see thismovie and I was interested in their reactions during the movie. Whenthe abduction scene came on the girls were annoyed at how naive SusieSalmonwas and the boys thought she was plain stupid. I was therewatching because I read the book a few years ago and Peter Jackson is aGod to me after TLOTRs Trilogy.

    The Lovely Bones reminded me of the Robin Williams "What dreams maycome" with all the special effects depicting what heaven looks like forSusie Salmon.

    My nieces enjoyed the movie my nephews struggled to stay interested andI liked it, but need to see it again to catch the things I missed onthe first viewing.

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    July 27th, 2010

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