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• Bruce B

  
  Although this isn't really a horror for me still it's classified under horror. I can understand that some people will find it gruesome due the subject but I must say that it had no drip of red stuff in it. Not that that is important, just look at Texas Chainsaw or Halloween,… More
  Although this isn't really a horror for me still it's classified under horror. I can understand that some people will find it gruesome due the subject but I must say that it had no drip of red stuff in it. Not that that is important, just look at Texas Chainsaw or Halloween, they were bloodless too. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this creepy flick. It reminded me a lot of The Loved Ones somehow, it must be the use of slow motion and the score. On the other hand it also reminded me of Heavenly Creatures by the way they used the dream sequences. It's a special flick coming from the hand of Peter Jackson. Knowing him for splatter and gore in his earlier days this could be a let down for some but I really liked it the way it was shot and the use of CGI didn't bother me at all. Not for everyone but if you can stand weird flicks than this won't be a problem for you. 3 1/2 Stars 4-6-13

• Megan S

  
  So I had a review here about this movie but Flixster decided not to save it. Basically it was good but some of it was boring and out of place, it could have been so much better.

• Emil K

  
  You could say that Lovely Bones is an interesting failure from Peter Jackson. There are flashes of brilliance and a great innovation at some parts here, but there are also moments that are downright embarassing to sit through and the scenes between afterlife and reality don't fit… More
  You could say that Lovely Bones is an interesting failure from Peter Jackson. There are flashes of brilliance and a great innovation at some parts here, but there are also moments that are downright embarassing to sit through and the scenes between afterlife and reality don't fit well together. From a visual viewpoint Jackson goes way over the top here and some of the majestic CGI used here surprisingly come as a huge letdown. These effects are really nice to look at but does not belong into this film and adds nothing to the story. It is the photography by Andrew Lesnie that actually captures the main role here. Especially in the more nightmarish and darker moments of film Lesnie creates really eerie beauty with his camera. Too bad that Jackson made a decision to focus more on a effects with this film than the story itself. Now nearly all of the characters feels distant and hollow. Lovely Bones seems to be a film about grief and everlasting love but actually lacks that heart itself and feels too artificial. The plot is fresh and has a great potential to be something great. Jackson just takes it in a wrong direction. I still want to say that the thriller elements in this film are fantastic. Some of the darker moments of the story are made with such a skill that you wish this film was more about those than a young girl running around in a luminous fantasy world. Lovely Bones is a film that has ideas but in the end it nearly collapses with it's naive vision of heaven where everyhing is so colourfully retro that it actually resembles more of an fashion poster or proge-rock album cover than a film. Jackson sadly missed his opportunity to turn this into his masterpiece. It is still worth to see, even with it's flaws and everything.

• Eliza N

  
  135 mins felt like eternity... If it was shorter or I better say, bit faster at action, it could be more watchable. Though ,the most annoying parts during the movie were the metaphysical mentions in the script which gave a bad fairytale atmosphere .

• Emily A

  
  Guh. This is like Supernatural without the brains. Or What Dreams May Come without the heart.

• Brian D

  
  superb movie :-)

• xGary X

  
  A 14 year old girl is murdered by a serial killer and watches from a fantasy land of her own creation as her family seek the truth as to what happened to her and come to terms with their loss. Released to a veritable mixed bag of love and loathing, Peter Jackson's adaptation of… More
  A 14 year old girl is murdered by a serial killer and watches from a fantasy land of her own creation as her family seek the truth as to what happened to her and come to terms with their loss. Released to a veritable mixed bag of love and loathing, Peter Jackson's adaptation of what was essentially a "kid's book" is a combination of family drama, serial killer thriller and ghost story that actually works really well. Young Saoirse Ronan puts in a great central performance as the murder victim, and the treatment of her family and relationships lacks the usual saccharine and clumsy melodrama you'd usually associate with subject matter such as this. The imagery of her fantasy world is beautifully realised and Stanley Tucci's performance as the seemingly normal yet creepy killer combined with some great direction from Jackson subvert the mood of the film from normality to sinister and disturbing at will. Strangely uplifting for such dark subject matter, this film is an unpatronizing snapshot of life as a teenager with Lynchian themes and Hitchcockian suspense embellished with some lush Burtonesque imagery. Reminiscent of Jackson's earlier Heavenly Creatures and his most under-rated film.

• Paulo G

  
  Sentiment has its limits, but nonetheless, The Lovely Bones presents a beautiful story, both moving and dazzling in its own artistic way. Brutal and horrifying in implied undertones yet it conveys the message in a subtle manner, at the same time surrounding it with dramatic tension… More
  Sentiment has its limits, but nonetheless, The Lovely Bones presents a beautiful story, both moving and dazzling in its own artistic way. Brutal and horrifying in implied undertones yet it conveys the message in a subtle manner, at the same time surrounding it with dramatic tension and anti-climactic build-up.

• Lucas M

  
  The Lovely Bones it's a dazzling and beautiful way to see another side of a murder. The boring and exhausting screenplay, with a cliche teen romance, a strange girl (this character is almost always in a teen movie) and the running time, just get worse Peter Jackson's… More
  The Lovely Bones it's a dazzling and beautiful way to see another side of a murder. The boring and exhausting screenplay, with a cliche teen romance, a strange girl (this character is almost always in a teen movie) and the running time, just get worse Peter Jackson's sentimentalist movie. The strong tension and violence with the appellative dramatic scenes doesn't have a good chemistry in the script. Almost everything don't make The Lovely Bones a, at least, nice film to watch, the only great and sincere thing in whole picture is the outstanding performance by Stanley Tucci, a very good actor that just now is recognized by the Academy. Rotten.

• Directors C

  
  The performance of the lead child actress is great. The visuals are pretty good and yet they're very confusing as if they were taken out of a level from super mario galaxy. But that's all there is to it. And of course, Jackson is faithful as ever with the novel as he was… More
  The performance of the lead child actress is great. The visuals are pretty good and yet they're very confusing as if they were taken out of a level from super mario galaxy. But that's all there is to it. And of course, Jackson is faithful as ever with the novel as he was with his adaptions of King Kong and Lord of the Rings. Difference is though between these films and The Lovely Bones, the first two are entertaining. Ultimately, watching it I was just bored bored bored bored bored.

• Drake T

  
  The story lacks function, offers breath taking style but just might hurt itself with the whole idea that "less is more". The director fails to guide the viewers into any coherent conclusion as the actors prance around with so much contrive reverence. Unfortunate, as the… More
  The story lacks function, offers breath taking style but just might hurt itself with the whole idea that "less is more". The director fails to guide the viewers into any coherent conclusion as the actors prance around with so much contrive reverence. Unfortunate, as the premise held quite a lot of intrigue for me and I'm always a visual type of guy.

• Alexander D

  
  First and foremost, please allow me to state quite honestly that the PG-13 rating for THE LOVELY BONES is kind of ridiculous. It's significantly disturbing, for one; and also, how about that one scene where Suzie is thrown against walls repeatedly, raped, and murdered (very… More
  First and foremost, please allow me to state quite honestly that the PG-13 rating for THE LOVELY BONES is kind of ridiculous. It's significantly disturbing, for one; and also, how about that one scene where Suzie is thrown against walls repeatedly, raped, and murdered (very little of which is implied)? I think that's just a liiittle too much for an unrestricted MPAA rating. Enough said about that. THE LOVELY BONES wasn't a good film, as it was uneven with the acting, and each minute counted the screenplay growing worse and worse. I was surprised at how disappointing this was for a Peter Jackson movie, considering he directed the epic LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and the 2005 remake of the 1933 film KING KONG (which in and of itself was interesting, considering Naomi Watts became the new equivalent to Fay Wray). Now I didn't expect this to be brilliant--if I had, you would be seeing a slightly worse grade here. But I can admit, though, that even though it was not a great film, it was enjoyable and visually intriguing.

• Adam K

  
  An excellent film. Despite bad reviews from critics' I found the film very enjoyable yet disturbing. A very harsh and disturbing subject, the film dealt with the metaphor of murder in a clever way, as well as keeping you on the edge of the seat with some suepnsful moments.… More
  An excellent film. Despite bad reviews from critics' I found the film very enjoyable yet disturbing. A very harsh and disturbing subject, the film dealt with the metaphor of murder in a clever way, as well as keeping you on the edge of the seat with some suepnsful moments. Fantastic acting by the cast and a well earned oscar nomination by Stanley Tucci, who plays George Harvey the murderer, scared me! Overall a great film by Peter Jackson, a one off masterpiece. **** 4 Star

• Jim C

  
  Disappointed, but great performance from Stanley Tucci. The plot was proposterous and dull. The characters were interesting but some were really pointless. I really disliked this movie and its ending was stupid.

• Sajin P

  
  Susie Salmon was killed at the age of 14, ... and AVENGED she will be. Only this time the poor audience had the misfortune of being on its receiving end. Listening to her babbling about afterlife for well over 2 hours, viewers are pushed beyond their endurance, to the point where… More
  Susie Salmon was killed at the age of 14, ... and AVENGED she will be. Only this time the poor audience had the misfortune of being on its receiving end. Listening to her babbling about afterlife for well over 2 hours, viewers are pushed beyond their endurance, to the point where they just want to go screaming at her to get to the bloody point, or just piss off "Into the White Light ".

• Bethany M

  
  Heartwrenching!

• Jason L

  
  I was determined to like this movie. I truly was. And after reading the critically acclaimed novel of which it was based on, I had high hopes. Especially since it was directed by Peter Jackson. But after watching it, I realized that there are some stories that are best left between… More
  I was determined to like this movie. I truly was. And after reading the critically acclaimed novel of which it was based on, I had high hopes. Especially since it was directed by Peter Jackson. But after watching it, I realized that there are some stories that are best left between the pages. To an outsider, The Lovely Bones would look like the story of a dead girl's family trying to track down her killer. But once you see it, you realize it's really a story about how her family starts to cope and move on from their loss. That's not the makes of a very interesting movie, now is it? Throughout the movie, I felt moments where the movie might have started to develop a plot. Like when the dead girl's sister finds the killer's diary, which contained detailed plans for killings and disposing of body parts. I thought she would show it to the police, (or at least her family) then track down the killer. But they didn't. They were many other moments like this, filled with suspense, but ultimately fell flat. Now that was the problem with this movie; no plot development. A book could get away with no plot development. A movie (at least a good one) can't. But they were some good things about this movie. Performances from Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, and Sairorse Ronan were decent. I also felt Peter Jackson's directing was absolutely incredible. It was dazzling, colorful, appealing, and shocking. I loved that about the movie. The thing is, it had to many abrupt shifts from scene to scene to not leave the viewer confused. Overall, I'm not saying you shouldn't watch this movie, because it's truly a visual spectacle. But when it comes down to it, it was the story and lack of plot that brought down the movie.

• familiar s

  
  The one and only star is for its wonderful background and scenery. Several times, it reaches to the brink of touching you, but withdraws its hands at the last moment. Just when you begin to take interest, the plot throws another distraction. The movie attempts to be a moving story,… More
  The one and only star is for its wonderful background and scenery. Several times, it reaches to the brink of touching you, but withdraws its hands at the last moment. Just when you begin to take interest, the plot throws another distraction. The movie attempts to be a moving story, but it's too slow in its movement. While the first half is bearable, the second half is heinously devious. It seemed as if it took forever to end. And the end itself was no good; the only good thing about the end was that the torture ends there. I was relieved, instead of being satisfied the least, when the movie ended. The cinematography was done incredibly well. The background images and certain visual effects will take you by awe. I wish that they'd spent more time and talent towards the script department than towards art department; for I care more for the story of the movie than its scenery. Most of you would have watched/suffered this by now, but for those who have (wisely) succeeded to avoid it thus far, if at all you decide to go for this hell ride, just be cautious that you've a painkiller handy.

• Anthony L

  
  I seem to be one of the few people out of my friends list who has actually read the book - It doesn't look like Peter Jackson has either! The Lovely Bones is an amazing book - The Lovely Bones the film is a diabolical adaptation that is nothing but a money spinner due to… More
  I seem to be one of the few people out of my friends list who has actually read the book - It doesn't look like Peter Jackson has either! The Lovely Bones is an amazing book - The Lovely Bones the film is a diabolical adaptation that is nothing but a money spinner due to it's big name director. The rights were practically stolen from Lynne Ramsay who would undoubtedly have made a brilliant film. I just don't understand why you would change so much if you were really that into the book, this is another example of the Hollywood machine undermining the audience with nothing but dollar signs in their eyes. I expected more from Jackson though I have to say, his visions of purgatory were so cliched and unimaginative - annoying as he still seemed to have time to add products (Lord of the Rings book in book shop window) as little nods to his previous work. Apart from the young actors who all gave good performances, the older actors should be ashamed of their acting - It seems all you need is a dodgy wig, fake moustache and a set of comedy joke shop teeth to get an Oscar nomination these days. Hopefully this wonderful book will be adapted more faithfully in a few years time. Do yourselves a favour, read the book and forget this film ever existed! One star for the young actors but that is all!

• Lady D

  
  What started out as interesting case of Murder, uniquely told through the eyes of the dead victim, soon evolved into a creatively interpretated tale of guiding the way to her killer, whilst waiting to make it to heaven. This film shows all that is dark about the mystery, but… More
  What started out as interesting case of Murder, uniquely told through the eyes of the dead victim, soon evolved into a creatively interpretated tale of guiding the way to her killer, whilst waiting to make it to heaven. This film shows all that is dark about the mystery, but it's contradicted by it's light and warmth of a better place. A strangely enjoyable film, which was dragged out a little in parts particularly toward the end.

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