There are (at least) two types of movies which cause me to procrastinate reviewing: movies so amazing that I don't feel I can come up with the words to do it justice, and movies so terrible that I loathe the idea of reliving them for you.
The Lovely Bones is the latter.
There are things in this world that most of us would rather not see depicted in a life-like manner on screen. In my opinion, one of those things is the murder of a child. Watching a family lose their daughter to a monster, seeing that family destroyed by murder, and then watching the murderer get away with it all, was not enjoyable.
It's hard to comment on anything else in the movie, because it is truly difficult to get past the horrific events that happen, and continue to happen, on the screen. I felt as if I was experiencing death, and dying, for 135 minutes. Not a fun experience.
Amy says:
I agree that it was not enjoyable to watch the Salmon family fall apart when fourteen-year old Suzie is brutally murdered. Especially when the audience is aware that the murderer is the family’s neighbor and the characters are not. The movie seemed to really hone in on the suspense and grief of the story and lacked the depth of the book, which focused more on family’s healing and process of moving on. There were some interesting scenes with Suzie existing in what they call the “in between,” overall this movie was disturbing.
Sadly, The Lovely Bones is first movie of the year that I do not recommend watching.
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