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The lovely bones - Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Peter Jackson
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
A young girl who was brutally raped and murdered, watches the effects of her death on her family from Heaven, as her parents drift apart, her father becomes obsessed with vengeance and her sister grows into the woman she would never be.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film horror thriller supernatural ghost death rape murder afterlife haunt daughter revenge grief family cornfield serial killer
Persons of interest
- Mark Wahlberg .... Jack Salmon
- Rachel Weisz .... Abigail Salmon
- Susan Sarandon .... Grandma Lynn
- Saoirse Ronan .... Susie Salmon
- Stanley Tucci .... George Harvey
- Amanda Michalka .... Clarissa
- Michael Imperioli .... Len Fenerman
- Reece Ritchie .... Ray Singh
- Nikki SooHoo .... Holly
- Thomas McCarthy .... Principal Caden
- Rose McIver .... Lindsey Salmon
- Andrew James Allen .... Samuel Heckler
- Jake Abel .... Brian Nelson
- Anna George .... Mrs Singh
- Carolyn Dando .... Ruth
- Christian Thomas Ashdale .... Buckley Salmon
- Bravo .... Holiday
- Alice Sebold .... Author
- Peter Jackson .... Screenwriter
- Fran Walsh .... Screenwriter
- Philippa Boyens .... Screenwriter
- Peter Jackson .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The lovely bones official movie sites:
- The lovely bones film production notes
- The lovely bones QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2010: Nominated: Performance by an actor in a supporting role (Stanley Tucci)
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Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The lovely bones is a bit like the inevitable sequel to Heavenly creatures, Peter Jackson's earlier film about teenage girls, unspeakable crime and fantastical special effects. It also borrows heavily from What dreams may come. Maybe it's the cornfield but there's also more than a hint of M Night Shyamalan in its twisted weirdness.
I was pleased to see Mark (Don't call me Marky) Wahlberg in a purely dramatic role as he doesn't get them very often. Susan Sarandon made a delicious old lush. Stanley Tucci is creepy. A bit too creepy. The reason that serial paedophiles and serial killers get away with their crimes for long enough to become serial is that they are so ordinary-looking that they disappear into the background. Maybe next time Mr Wahlberg can be the paedo - now that would be interesting.
It's good, too, to see Peter making a film without hobbits but it would be good to see what he can do without special effects (if he can). Restrictions can be a challenge and can cause you to think more creatively than you do when you have access to all the crayons in the box.
This is a good movie.
The horror, thriller movie The lovely bones is directed by Peter Jackson and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon.
Government security censorship classification
M (Mature themes and violence)
Surveillance time
135 minutes (2:15 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 26 December 2009
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