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Faithful to the book , 3 March 2010
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The Lovely Bones
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon
Director: Peter Jackson
Certificate: 
I would have given this four stars if it hadn't been for Spielberg's production credit showing itself in a few cheesy moments, the two bizarre comedic montages set to jolly music (I'm not making this up!) and the casting of Mark Wahlberg, who brings a touch of wood to every film he's in. Useful for Boogie Nights, but not for this ;-) It's very faithful to the book, so much so that you probably need to have read it to get the most out of the film. Jackson (sensibly, I think) shies away from showing Susie's rape & murder and the cop/mother romance is omitted. Overall a pretty good adaptation that makes me want to dig out the book for a re-read.

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