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December 11, 2009
At the Movies: 'Lovely Bones' trades soul for spectacle
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
Odd as it sounds, Peter Jackson needed to come down to Earth a bit more in “The Lovely Bones,” his adaptation of Alice Sebold's best-seller about a murdered girl looking back on her life from beyond.
| THE LOVELY BONES |
 Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Mark Wahlberg,Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Rose McIver, Michael Imperioli Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language. Running time: 135 minutes |
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