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The Lovely Bones...

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Finally saw this film... What a magnificent mess it is.

A beautiful example of non-linear storytelling, it veers from the mundane to the supernatural in editorial cuts that have to be seen to be believed.

Joy, horror, laughter, banality, sorrow, hope... All are presented in full measure.

A wonderful cast gets the job done. Tucci deserves whatever he got... His portrayal here is nothing short of brilliant. A blank wall that conceals everything and nothing. Saoirse Ronan's performance as Susie in the lead role is both sophisticated and naive, but filled with light and wonder.

Wahlberg and Weisz are good enough, and Sarandon is perfect.

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RE: The Lovely Bones... - Mike B. 13:18:15 04/21/11 (0)
I enjoyed the film. I still think the scene where she runs away from her death past the other girl is a chilling way to transition to being a ghost.
This movie had its way with me . . . - mr grits 20:26:35 04/18/11 (5)
I got misty, sad, all the emotions. Sor-shuh and Tucci were really great and Wahlberg's anguished outbursts moving.

This was a calculated tear jerker that worked for me. Nice thing, there were no actual implications of sexual misconduct so the film was safe for young and pre-teens. As adults we knew what was happening.
- A flawed masterpiece... Beautiful nonetheless. nt - SF tech 22:23:15 04/18/11 (4)
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  - Nowhere near as good as Bad Taste (nt) - Doug Flynn 00:55:50 04/19/11 (2)
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    - "Meet the Feebles"+ "Heavenly Creatures" - grinagog 01:57:05 04/19/11 (1)
      are also Classics
      
      GW
      - Don't forget Braindead (aka Dead Alive) nt - Doug Flynn 07:10:17 04/19/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: "Meet the Feebles"+ "Heavenly Creatures" posted by grinagog on April 19, 2011 at 01:57:05
        
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  - What a change of pace for Peter Jackson. - mr grits 22:34:26 04/18/11 (0)
    Not one Hobbit, Fairie, or Goblin were injured in the making of it.
How was "Hanna?" Does she have chops? nt - tinear 16:46:37 04/18/11 (5)
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- She can be a great, no doubt. * - mr grits 20:27:22 04/18/11 (0)
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- Well, you'd wanna give those lovely bones a rattle! - grinagog 19:25:34 04/18/11 (3)
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  - She was 15 at the time of that film. Are you registered? nt - tinear 07:28:34 04/19/11 (2)
    fds
    - Only in the State of Tennessee - grinagog 07:55:12 04/19/11 (1)
      + anyway, Officer, she held a gun to my head + told me she was 21 ( ! )
      Statutory legal age for a woman to marry is as low as 13 in the USA ( just so you know ) New Hampshire: "14 for males and 13 for females, in cases of "special cause" with parental consent and court permission"
      
      GW
      
      Edits: 04/19/11
      - "Special cause." Hmmmmm... nt - tinear 11:34:24 04/19/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Only in the State of Tennessee posted by grinagog on April 19, 2011 at 07:55:12
        
        dfs

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