The Lovely Bones
Jan 16, 2010
I am still trying to figure out how to describe this movie. It's not really a murder mystery since in the trailer and the beginning of the movie they tell you who murdered Susie Salmon. I guess you can say its a suspense/spiritual movie.
You see Susie after her murder stuck in the "in between". You also see Susie's family dealing with the tragic loss of a child. Mark Wahlberg is great in this role. Of course I might be biased since I saw him on his first tour with the Funky Bunch back in the early 90's back at Splashtown. After singing Good Vibrations he stripped down to his Calvins and jumped into the wave pool! Anyway!!! Susan Sarandon was fabulous in this movie as the grandmother. Stanley Tucci as the villian was great! From the first time he shows up on the screen he gives you the heebie jeebies
Peter Jackson really made a visually beauitiful movie. The story was great. Even though you knew who murdered Susie you were still on the edge of your seat seeing what happens after her death and how he will be caught.
Disclaimer: I am not a parent. I know that the thought of losing a kid is horific so if you are sensitive in that way you might want to stay away. I was in tears in some parts.
Rating: ★★★★
This is another definite must see.....sounds intriging. I saw the trailer and I must admit......I love murder stories as sick as that may sound. Silence of the Lamb started that trend. I should have gone to school to be a CSI agent. I need to catch up :) U rock...ur really good at this girl!!
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I went and saw this and was disappointed. The whole "in between" was really strange. I think it would have been better had that been much shorter or something. It just made the movie seem real jerky and not smooth flowing. I also didn't really like how it ended.
ReplyDeleteI liked the way it ended.
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people in the theater actually laughed at the way it ended (so did my wife and I). We were like, "Really, all of that and this is what happened." I guess it would have been nice for the family to have closure.
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