The Lovely Bones

One of my favorite books "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold has been turned into a movie. And even better - my second favorite Wahlberg brother, Mark, is in it! The book is dark, touching, and over all just beautifully written. The book is about a girl, Susie, who is raped and murdered by a neighbor and then watches over her family in heaven as they deal with her death and try to find out what happened to her. 

The book is written in the first person and told from Susie's point of view. It'll be interesting to see how that translates on screen. In the book, even though she is dead she is still the main character. Peter Jackson directed the film so I have great faith that he handled the story and the potential supernatural aspects of it well.

Cast:

• Saoirse Ronan as S usie Salmon
• Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon, Susie's mother
• Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon, Susie's father
• Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, Susie's suspected killer
• Susan Saran don as Lynn, Susie's grandmother and Abigail's mother
• Michael Imperioli as Len Fenerman, a police detective in charge of investigating Susie's death
• Rose McIver as Lindsey Salmon, Susie's sister
• Reece Ritchie as Ray Singh, Susie's mutual love interest
• Carolyn Dando as Ruth Conners, a classmate of Susie's
• Amanda Michalka as Clarissa, Susie's best friend