Director's vision overwhelms The Lovely Bones critique
A reviewer condemns Peter Jackson's film for transforming a brutal murder into a sentimental heavenward tale. The piece argues the movie distorts Alice Sebold's novel by turning victims into pleasant narrators and portrays the killer with misplaced heroism, urging subtler performances and a faithful screenplay.
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The Lovely Bones Stars Credit Cedar Rapids Cast
The film stars Saoirse Ronan Mark Wahlberg Rachel Weisz Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci with Michael Imperioli and Rose Melber. In Cedar Rapids and Iowa City theaters the PG 13 drama follows Susie Salmon murdered in 1973 and watching from heaven as her family copes and a killer is revealed. The reviewer finds effective parenting and comic relief but questions emotional believability and the film's darker themes.
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Movie synopses with critics ratings feature note
Mini reviews note explains space available basis clipping for future reference. Clips and Thursday ads preview new weekend releases with Roger Ebert and other critics ratings from zero to four stars.
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The Book of Eli and Nearby Films in Iowa Theaters
Denzel Washington stars in The Book of Eli as a wary wanderer in a postwar America guarding a sacred book. Gary Oldman seeks it for power as clashes unfold in a stark landscape. Also listed are The Spy Next Door a Jackie Chan comedy and 3 Idiots an epic road film, showing in Galaxy and Wynnsong venues across Cedar Rapids Coralville and Anamosa areas.
Film listings and theater notes from Cedar Rapids area
A long OCR list describes multiple films including AVATAR, THE BLIND SIDE, BROTHERS, PLANET 51, PRECIOUS, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE TWILIGHT SAGA NEW MOON, UP IN THE AIR, 2012, YOUNG VICTORIA, and YOUTH IN REVOLT with runtimes, venues Galaxy 16 Cine, Wynnsong 12 Cedar Rapids, Coral Ridge 10 Coralville, Sycamore 12 Iowa City, and critic Roger Ebert notes. It mixes bios, ratings, and theater locations.
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