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2009

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Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings, King Kong) and produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan. The Lovely Bones tells the story of Susan Salmon (Saoirse Ronan), a 14 year-.. Read more

Starring	Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci
Director	Peter Jackson
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Thriller

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- Peter Jackson is under pressure as he brings the dramatic novel to the big screen. read more »
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  Mark Wahlberg?????
  
  I'm a big fan of Jackson movies...but I'm not convinced of the casting of Mark Wahlberg...his performance in M. Night's (also a big fan) The ... read more »
  
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  - Chester le Street
  - 23 May 2009 at 16:47
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  Loved it!
  
  I simply loved this film. Beautifully shot, wonderful story and suspenseful. Sad, disturbing yet at times uplifting. If you like a film to run through all your ... read more »
  
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- - forkinlot
  - 12 reviews
  - 09 Feb 2012 at 18:21
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  SHEER BLOCKBUSTER
  
  How to bake a great blockbuster:
  
  Story based on a critically acclaimed novel +
  
  disgustingly sentimental and stereotyped situations+
  <... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Korgull
  - 7 reviews
  - 02 Feb 2012 at 20:51
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  lovely film
  
  a very sad but such a lovely film,really enjoyed it it's nice as a mother myself to believe that there is such a magical lovely place for children ... read more »
  
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- - nickabockaglory
  - 4 reviews
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 22:31
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  A fantastically disturbing film
  
  Watched this with my 12 year old daughter who had nightmares for days afterward. It was a great film with no real surprises but the awfulness of the main ... read more »
  
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- 1083089
- - shazzer2
  - 19 reviews
  - s Oxon
  - 18 Jan 2012 at 12:49
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  WELL MADE FILM
  
  Found the film excellent and a reasonable portrayal of the book very emotional but would recommend to anyone well worth a viewing.
  
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- - Fiverise
  - 4 reviews
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 00:15
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  loved it!
  
  I really enjoyed this film i was glued to the screen, but was disapointed with ending! but overall very good
  
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- 1071707
- - a customer
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 00:57
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  I love this movie
  
  I love this movie very much. I don't know how to describe it but Its just an amazing film. I know lots of people say it was reptetitive and slow and boring ... read more »
  
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- - Callum_E
  - 1 review
  - 08 Dec 2011 at 13:49
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  Overly long and sentimental.
  
  Too long and afterlife sequences over-sentimental. Cast good, even Mark Wahlberg and especially Susan Sarandon. Stanley Tucci suitably unpleasant and creepy.
  
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  - 04 Dec 2011 at 23:27
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  100 percent pure crap
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Are you kidding me?? This is literally the worst film I have seen in a long, long time. The book--judging by the first page, which is all I could stomach--was a... read more »
  
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- - Sm562
  - 5 reviews
  - 01 Dec 2011 at 01:26
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  Beautifully made film
  
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  I thought this film was adorable if not slightly creepy.
  
  The killer and the murder itself is something you might get out of a horror film but the ... read more »
  
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- - Zoeylouise19
  - 5 reviews
  - 30 Nov 2011 at 17:29
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- - 160
  - 25
  Mark Wahlberg?????
  
  I'm a big fan of Jackson movies...but I'm not convinced of the casting of Mark Wahlberg...his performance in M. Night's (also a big fan) The ... read more »
  
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  - Chester le Street
  - 23 May 2009 at 16:47
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  Book to film?
  
  This is a tremendous book both original and emotional but can it be made into a film that affects you the same way? I am hoping that Jackson can pull off with ... read more »
  
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- - LisaJ
  - 58 reviews
  - ADDLESTONE
  - 04 Sep 2009 at 16:56
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  But is it as good as the book....
  
  That trailer made me definately want to watch it but being a huge fan of the book can the story be told with the same depth and elicit the same emotion. ... read more »
  
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- - G2907
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Sep 2009 at 13:21
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  A great book. The movie...?
  
  This was one of the most moving holiday reads I've ever experienced. What makes it so engaging is the way in which it allows your imagination to build a ... read more »
  
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- - BillyD
  - 1 review
  - Lichfield
  - 18 Aug 2009 at 16:29
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  not sure about this one?
  
  Susan sarandon is one of my all time fave actresses. I am sure her performance will at least carry the film forward. Rachel Weisz i think can do this film ... read more »
  
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- - allyaylesbury
  - 6 reviews
  - Aylesbury
  - 10 Nov 2009 at 20:03
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  Film review, not book review
  
  I HAVE seen the film and NOT read the book. I don't like inter-medium comparisons because they aren't relevant. Onto the film, then. It was a good ... read more »
  
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- - Benhuczek
  - 143 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Jan 2010 at 22:37
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  I have actually watched the film!
  
  Not quite sure why peopel feel the need to 'review' a film they have not even seen yet!
  
  Anyway, I have seen the film and it was beautifully ... read more »
  
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- - boozle246
  - 14 reviews
  - England
  - 27 Jan 2010 at 12:49
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  Does this book work as a film?
  
  This is a tremendous book both original and emotional but can it be made into a film that affects you the same way? I am hoping that Jackson can pull off with ... read more »
  
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- - MarkTailor
  - 1 review
  - Peterborough
  - 19 Nov 2009 at 11:17
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  The Lovely Bones
  
  I am a great fan of Peter Jackson but I was sorely disappointed by The Lovely Bones. There are some chilling edge-of-the seat scenes but far too much of the ... read more »
  
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- - Island
  - 1 review
  - Kent
  - 23 Feb 2010 at 10:42
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  Excellent
  
  Was the best film I've seen in ages.
  
  The young actress playing Susie is excellent.
  
  She is def one to watch.
  
  This deserves ... read more »
  
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- 865310
- - mabfab
  - 108 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 23 Feb 2010 at 20:48

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- Peter Jackson is under pressure as he brings the dramatic novel to the big screen. read more »
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- Through Jackson's art and Ronan's magic, the obscenity of child murder has been invested with immense gravity and grace. Like the story of Susie's life after death, that's a miracle.
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- - Time Magazine
  - 13 May 2010 at 03:59
- THE LOVELY BONES does a fantastic job with revered, complex source material.
  
  [...] it is doubtful well see a more imaginative, courageous film in 2010.
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- - Empire
  - 13 May 2010 at 03:59
- Anyone hoping that Peter Jackson may have returned to the more intimate territory of 1994âs âHeavenly Creaturesâ... read more on Time Out
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  - 19 Aug 2009 at 03:49

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  Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings, King Kong) and produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan.
  
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  Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings, King Kong) and produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan.
  
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