Best movie of this year hands down!

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This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

The Lovely Bones is a hard movie to watch, especially for parents. Peter Jackson does a great job of creating suspense and stressful situations, and Stanley Tucci is amazingly creepy. While the visuals were stunning, I felt that the filmmakers spent too much time showcasing how cool they could make things look. This movie was longer than it needed to be. Also, I wasn't satisfied with the conclusion of the film.

The premise I think is great and somewhat original, but the execution is not quite there at the end. If you like the movie Ghost, you will definitely like this movie because it is the young adult version with a bit of Bridge to Terabithia vibes to it. What I didn't like about the film is that most of the characters are kind of one dimensional, even the main character Susie seems kind of flat. And the neighbor/gay psycho killer didn't really do it for me either. He wasn't very convincing to me as being the killer of young girls (maybe little boys). He had the creepy vibe down but I couldn't help but feel like it would have been better to have another actor play the part...preferably one that actually looks like he would go after young girls/women or perhaps someone who wouldn't have looked the part like Bradley Cooper or Ryan Gosling...the unusual suspects.I also wished they would have given a bit more background as to why he went after young girls. And their justice wasn't satisfying enough. I was hoping he would have been caught and beat to a bloody pulp in jail and died that way but at least he did die a horrible death although the fall didn't look natural. It's onw of those movies you watch once and don't watch it again for years.

There are only mild "spoilers" in this review, so if you haven't seen it yet, you can read this without it ruining the movie for you. This film will always be remembered as the breakout role for the incredible Saoirse Ronan. It will also be remembered as one of the most controversial films ever made. People tend to break off into two camps: Team Salmon or Team Harvey.It starts off innocently enough: a boy-crazy teenage girl in the 1970s is crushing on a man at school. It seems that he is interested in Susie too and despite the disparity in age, she falls for his charms, mostly due to his exchange student allure and suave accent. As the film progresses, it becomes clear that another gentleman is also interested in the nubile teen. His name is Mr. Harvey and he lives in Susie's neighborhood. Unlike the man from school, Mr. Harvey puts in a tremendous amount of effort in an attempt to win the love of Susie Salmon. He builds her an amazing underground clubhouse, complete with all the stuff young people from that era loved. He had beverages such as Coca Cola that he selflessly shared with Susie as they hung out. It became clear that Mr. Harvey, while having great taste in females, was a bit awkward around them. His nervousness around Susie Salmon was evident and she picked up on that. Girls prefer a man with confidence. I also feel that maybe she was turned off because the Coke that Mr. Harvey gave her was warm. I didn't see an ice-filled cooler in the clubhouse anywhere. So I think these factors all led to Susie Salmon losing her patience, which erupted in an unfortunate display of rudeness. Mr. Harvey only had one rule in the clubhouse: Be polite. Susie Salmon broke that rule and the series of events that followed spiraled into one great, big, depressing chain reaction.There are no bad people in The Lovely Bones. True, Susie Salmon came off as being a little narcissistic and immature but she was only 14 years old. Mr. Harvey was socially awkward and made some questionable choices in life but he had a deep desire to be loved and respected. Despite his talents and generosity, it seemed nobody opened up their heart to him.

Thing is , when Arnold Swarzenegger does a soppy daydream movie (as most of his are ) you don't leave feeling you've been patronised.So my review is : A well made . well acted .soppy daydream movie , albeit somewhat patronising ( matronising ? )One step up from reading the Daily Mail.