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Redundant and unnecessary.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The Lovely Bones is a decent film with a reasonably well developed plot and a good cast. The highlight of the film, for me, is without a doubt Stanley Tucci, who is immensely transformed and powerfully disturbing as George Harvey, his performance was absolutely riveting, it is just a shame it could not have been for a film that deserved him. The movie tries too hard, it is throwing messages, metaphors and imagery at us left, right and center that it forgets that characters and realism captures an audience far more that impressive visual effects. There is so much going on at once that a lot of it becomes muffled. Several members of the cast misses the mark, speaking of, Mark Wahlberg is unconvincing in this film, it is not a part that was right for him, I never truly believed he missed his daughter and wanted redemption for her. Susan Sarandon plays Susan Sarandon so much that it took me out of the movie completely, she didn't fit the film's aesthetic and her character was brought in to the plot in such a forced manner that I could not help but feel a little cringe. Forgettable. While it had good intentions, The Lovely Bones pales in many areas and is certainly Peter Jackson's weakest movie, give this one a miss. A recently deceased young girl watches over her family as they grieve. Best Performance: Stanley Tucci / Worst Performance: Susan Sarandon

She dies. Happy ending tho. Very good up until the point where Mr Harvey tragically gets caught by the sister. The sister then becomes a snake and then tells on him to the police. Sister is a snitch and snitches get stitches. Mr Harvey's a quality bloke who undeservedly is painted as the villain and dies of ice in head and falling off a mountain. Absolute legend. Top notch film. Where's the sequel at?

I watched The Lovely Bones for the second time last night. The first time I saw it was a few years ago and I remember my internal, one-liner review from then: Peter Jackson, (I can't stand LOTR films) you've found the right subject matter to showcase your visual talent. This time around, maybe I'm getting soft, but how gripping this film is from start to finish. Many films you can easily take a break from or let your mind drift but I found this film totally captivating, to the point where I felt some sort of connection between it's mood and vague emotions from my own childhood.The music was also excellent, the early pieces particularly. I was noticing the later pieces were not as good but then the part where Tim Buckley's Song To The Siren, covered by This Mortal Coil came on and I was an indoor sprinkler. By the way, I'm a bloke; football fan, steak & chips etc etc. However, I love this film because it's essence is the girl's experience, so it seems hopeful and pure. So many films depicting murder, particularly of a young person follow the arc of grief and sadness with an eventual glimmer of hope or justice. This film was told from the perspective of the girl, and death was not the end so just for that The Lovely Bones is a revelation.

Kudos to the set designer and location people. I grew up in Norristown, Pennsylvania shortly after the time that the story would have taken place. According to the book, that was the approximate location of where the story takes place. Everything in the set design and location is spot on as to what it looked like during that time frame. It was incredibly eerie because there is a farm across the street from the High School (Norristown Area HS)and a field where all of the dark parts of the story take place. They really did their homework and did a fabulous job of re-creating the setting of the story. Parts of the movie were shot in towns around Norristown/West Norriton, which really paints a picture of what the area looked like back then. Thanks for re-creating a part of the past and showing off my hometown (even though it is a fictional story).