THE
LOVELY
BONES
With
Saoirse
Ronan,
Mark
Wahlberg,
Stanley
Tucci,
Rachel
Weisz,
Susan
Sarandon,
Rose
McIver,
Michael
Imperioli,
Reece
Ritchie,
Nikki
SooHoo,
Carolyn
Dando
Written
by
Fran
Walsh,
Philippa
Boyens,
Peter
Jackson
(based
on
the
novel
by
Alice
Sebold)
Directed
by
Peter
Jackson
After
his
epic
Lord
Of
The
Rings
trilogy,
King
Kong
labour
of
love,
and
producing
the
likes
of
(Oscar
nominated
&
South
African
based)
District
9,
Peter
Jackson
focused
his
directorial
talent
on
a
more
intimate
story
(but
one
which
still
utilizes
amazing
digital
technology
to
propel
the
narrative).
Based
on
the
novel
by
Alice
Sebold,
The
Lovely
Bones
is
set
in
the
early
1970s
and
is
told
by
a
young
girl
who
was
murdered,
finding
herself
trapped
between
the
living
and
the
dead,
not
yet
ready
to
let
go
as
the
killer
and
his
actions
are
revealed.
With
the
focus
firmly
on
the
young
girl
in
limbo
trying
to
make
sense
of
it
all
as
she
travels
through
incredible
landscapes
(often
reminiscent
to
What
Dreams
May
Come), the
people
left
behind
(both
good
and
evil)
are
not
neglected
in
propelling
this fascinating
tale.
Wahlberg
plays
it
low
key
as
the
distraught
father
whose
life
starts
to
crumble
after
the
loss
of
his
daughter,
the
killer
yet
to
be
brought
to
justice.
Saoirse
Ronan
(who
made
an
impressive
debut
in
Atonement)
has
an
amazing
dramatic
grasp
and
conviction
when
it
comes
to
conveying
emotion.
This,
coupled
with
a
powerful
humanity
and
richly
textured
fantasy
world
makes
this
a
wonderful
blend
of
murder-mystery
and
fantasy
spectacle
-
a
much
advanced
expansion
on
what
Jackson
did
with
Heavenly
Creatures.
Well
worth
seeing.
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