Summary
[Peter Jackson] has rounded up a decent slate of actors, but given them little to do in a story that is primarily about relationships. He short-shrifts the family drama in favor of CGI wonder-dom, so we're left with the merest outlines of how profoundly [Susie Salmon]'s death affects everyone. Without fully depicting this, even the work's title makes no sense. The "lovely bones" are those re-grown around Susie's absence by friends and family, a foundation knitted over many years, fragile bonds forged in the new reality. This is also what liberates Susie, but Jackson's depiction of her post-death release is head-scratching and laughable.
What of our narrator? Poor Susie (portrayed Dy Irish actress [Saoirse Ronan]. who was so good as the lying little minx in Atonement) should be enduring her own grieving process. She's acutely aware of all she's lost as she watches her "future" unfold without her in it. Instead, Jackson has her mostly exhibiting childish glee, as Susie cavorts through one loopy CGI landscape after another.See the full content of this document
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The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
COMPOUND FRACTURESAnybody who has been misled by the TV ads into thinking The Lovely Bones is a crime thriller will be sorely disappointed. Similarly, fans of Alice Sebold...See the full content of this document
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