I'm not sure I can think of a film from last year whose prospects rose and fell as far as "The Lovely Bones." Before it was released, this adaptation of the hugely popular book by Alice Sebold was hyped as a sure-fire Best Picture nominee. When I saw it, I judged it a seriously flawed but still worthy film. Here's part of what I wrote:
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
I'm not sure I can think of a film from last year whose prospects rose and fell as far as "The Lovely Bones." Before it was released, this adaptation of the hugely popular book by Alice Sebold was hyped as a sure-fire Best Picture nominee. When I saw it, I judged it a seriously flawed but still worthy film. Here's part of what I wrote: