pinkarray Susie is a weak protagonist. I mean, when she gets dragged into a hideout by a man and he started laughing evilly, any active protagonist would've bounced by then. Her characterization is inconsistent, one minute she's riding her bike, taking snapshots without a care in the world, another minute, she's sulking ungratefully about a rainbow-colored jingle hat her mom gave her. I know teens are moody but it's like the writers didn't know whether to make her a serious or fun girl.A few other characters we have are Lindsey, Susie's cynical but down-to-earth sister, Buckleay, the usual imaginative child, Lynn, an eccentric yet quirky grandmother and they're really nothing special. In fact, Lynn probably has the most unique personality out of all the characters.With an interesting premise and depiction of afterlife but predictable and melodramatic storyline coupled with awkward characters brings this down to a 3.

DianaMEP Oh, please. Don't waste your time. The movie has a lot of potential that never comes to fruition. It's excessively long, dragged out and never fully satisfies. It just drags on ad nauseum, jumping frantically between earth and the astral plane, taking forever to resolve all the conflict. I feel sorry for the top-notch cast whose solid performances could not redeem this disaster. Watch Ghost one more time instead.

sherri_richardson Trying to create art from the murder of a young girl.The acting was brilliant- the story.... Sickening.Sorry - twisted and sick, difficult to watch. And is that some gladiator type music at the end? Very desperate. I feel nauseated.Did the actors just need work that year? I have zero respect for any of them now.

wmrdbull Was Mr. Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones a good movie? I just discovered this movie very recently from a old friend. I decided to watch myself but I was skeptical at first due to all of the mixed reviews the movie received. It was okay. The film does have its bad moments; I hated Lenerman, some of the scenes with Grandma Lynn were stupid, CGI was a bit corny and it could have handled the subject matter more maturely. Despite of the bad moments, the film did have its good moments. I personally liked the scene were Susie and her father made contact in the in-between and I also liked the scene were Susie joins Harvey's other victims in Heaven. Susie's death (from the part were she enters Harvey's dungeon to the part were she finds out that she died) was handled well and the kiss scene was good in my opinion. Overall, this movie was not perfect. It had its bad moments but it also had its good moments. Sairose Ronan was wonderful as the lead character and I want to read the book.