Title: Doesn't Do Justice to the Book
Product review: This movie doesn't come close to doing justice to Alice Sebold's extraordinary book. While it has a lot of lovely special effects, the gist of the story falls flat; the excitement is gone.The story is about a young girl who is murdered by a serial killer. Her family is torn apart by the ordeal and each of them, in their own way, can't get over the murder. The murdered girl watches over her family from a semi-heaven as she, too, can't fully let go of her life. The actors in the movie (Mike Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci) are usually top-notch. However, in this film, their performances are rote. The only performance that stands out is Stanley Tucci's as the creepy murderer.I recommend you see this on DVD or skip it altogether. Do yourself a favor and read the book. It's astonishingly beautiful.
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