Review of The Lovely Bones (2009) by Tori S — 27 Apr 2012

Most beautiful thriller I've ever seen...

This review of The Lovely Bones (2009) was written by Tori S on 27 Apr 2012.

The Lovely Bones has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Adam T (636) on 12 May 2017

These critics that think this movie is bad are idiots. How about going through child abuse then you have right to your opion…

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I´ll give it two stars to be generous, as the murder scene was particularly chilling... the rest of the film was a load of overacted pap…

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By Fatima C (4) on 25 Dec 2018

Great books donâ(TM)t always translate to good movies, and this is probably the poorest example of that…

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