I know last year’s Lovely Bones divided audiences. There were some who thought that its wondrous, imaginative, colorful palette clashed a little too violently with its depressing subject matter. I, for one, thought it worked purely as a visual journey – contrasting the agonies of the living who are coping with a profound loss, with [...]
The Lovely Bones continues to expand to additional theaters across the country this weekend, before opening wide Jan. 15 – the heartbreaking story of a young girl who is murdered and then continues to watch her loved ones from the “in-between,” trapped between Earth and heaven. She sees the pain her absence causes her parents, [...]
Alice Sebold’s Lovely Bones is a brutal and intense story – the tale of a teenager who is raped and murdered, who then must watch from heaven as those she loved attempt to move beyond their loss.
The Lovely Bones: I’ve seen it, and I’m still processing.
