← Back to results
The Lovely Bones
2009 136 min United Kingdom, New Zealand, United States of America PG-13 16+
★6.3
Fantasy, Drama
Director: Peter Jackson
🎭 Based on
«The Lovely Bones»
byAlice Sebold
Trailers
EN
EN
EN
EN
Description
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Budget:
$65M
US Gross:
$44.11M
Worldwide:
$93.6M
Starring
Rachel Weisz
Actor
Mark Wahlberg
Actor
Saoirse Ronan
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2010
— Best Young Performer
BAFTA 2010
— Best Supporting Actor
Academy Awards 2010
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2010
— Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2010
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2010
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2010
— Best Supporting Actress
Saturn Awards 2010
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2010
— Best Actress
Key opinion
The Lovely Bones is widely regarded as a visually stunning yet tonally divisive adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel. While many praise the lead performance and aesthetic world-building, critics and audiences remain split on whether the film’s dreamlike approach undermines its gravity and emotional impact.
| Acting | Saoirse Ronan delivers a breakout performance that effectively grounds the narrative through her expressive screen presence. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography is masterfully executed, using a vivid, high-contrast color palette to distinguish the afterlife from the somber, gray reality of the physical world. | |
| Production | The film’s fantastical, dreamlike aesthetic creates a polarizing experience: some find the visuals breathtaking and atmospheric, while others feel they trivialize the trauma of the subject matter. | |
| Adaptation | The screenplay faces criticism for uneven genre shifts and for omitting or softening key emotional beats from the source material that would have provided greater narrative weight. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is viewed as unconventional; supporters appreciate the contemplative, lyrical tempo, whereas detractors find it sluggish and lacking in dramatic urgency. |