Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 12/11/09 (limited) 01/15/10 (wide) Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language Running Time 135 Minutes Genre Drama, Crime Director Peter Jackson Writer Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh Cast Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan Studio Paramount Pictures |
THE LOVELY BONES (2009)
SYNOPSIS
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by
Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter
Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa
Boyens & Jackson, “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. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg
and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan
Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael
Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan.
--©Paramount Pictures
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by
Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter
Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa
Boyens & Jackson, “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. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg
and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan
Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael
Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan.
--©Paramount Pictures
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Award Winning Peter Jackson (District 9, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) has brought to life, or shall I say
murdered, Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel, The Lovely Bones. The Lovely Bones is about a 14-year old
girl, Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan; Atonement) who has been brutally raped and murdered by her creepy
neighbor, George Harvey (Stanley Tucci; The Devil Wears Prada, The Road to Perdition). After her
murder, she ends up in her own personal wonderland where she is greeted by another young girl, Holly
(Nikki SooHoo; Bring it on: Fight to the Finish). At first Susie does not know why she is in this beautiful
wonderland just looking in at her previous life as an unnoticed bystander; however, she realizes that
something horrible has occurred. Throughout the movie, her father (Mark Wahlberg; Boogie Nights, The
Departed) and mother (Rachel Weis; The Mummy, Definitely, Maybe) try their best to find out what has
happened to their oldest daughter; while, at the same time, struggling with the emotional pain that comes
with losing a child. With the exception of a few graphic scenes, the movie is quite uneventful. The
cinematography and set design for Susie’s “heaven” is breath-taking but redundant. While the other
actors are just mediocre, Tucci is remarkable. He captures the essence of a true pedophile and is almost
unrecognizable.
murdered, Alice Sebold’s best-selling novel, The Lovely Bones. The Lovely Bones is about a 14-year old
girl, Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan; Atonement) who has been brutally raped and murdered by her creepy
neighbor, George Harvey (Stanley Tucci; The Devil Wears Prada, The Road to Perdition). After her
murder, she ends up in her own personal wonderland where she is greeted by another young girl, Holly
(Nikki SooHoo; Bring it on: Fight to the Finish). At first Susie does not know why she is in this beautiful
wonderland just looking in at her previous life as an unnoticed bystander; however, she realizes that
something horrible has occurred. Throughout the movie, her father (Mark Wahlberg; Boogie Nights, The
Departed) and mother (Rachel Weis; The Mummy, Definitely, Maybe) try their best to find out what has
happened to their oldest daughter; while, at the same time, struggling with the emotional pain that comes
with losing a child. With the exception of a few graphic scenes, the movie is quite uneventful. The
cinematography and set design for Susie’s “heaven” is breath-taking but redundant. While the other
actors are just mediocre, Tucci is remarkable. He captures the essence of a true pedophile and is almost
unrecognizable.
By Brenda Ladd