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LOVELY BONES, THE

Director:

  Peter Jackson
  

Year Released:

  2009

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Saoirse Ronan
  Susan Sarandon
  Stanley Tucci
  Mark Wahlberg
  Rachel Weisz
Movie Haiku:LORD OF THE RINGS team (Jackson plus screenwriters Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens) exquisitely adapt beloved Alice Sebold novel about the murder of a teenager by a seemingly ordinary suburban neighbor. Readers: Keep an open mind & let filmmakers explore the new work Susie needs to do in "the Inbetween" before she can enter Heaven.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2009