The Lovely Bones Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon Rated: NR Release Date: December 11, 2009

Trailer Score: 10

My Thoughts: Whenever I’m looking over a scary precipice, I think, “If I jumped, maybe I could fly.” It’s both titillating and terrifying and I end up hiding in my closet sucking my thumb. It’s that same blend of emotions when I watch the trailer for The Lovely Bones, which looks beautiful and terrible all in one. I can’t stomach movies that portray sexual violence, because it haunts my mind afterwards. And while I don’t think the film will actually show the little girl being violated and murdered, there is still the high probability of something horribly unforgettable latching itself onto my psyche.

The juxtaposition of the girl’s ethereal and colorful heaven against the family’s bleak, colorless reality promises to be powerful and jarring; I’m still not sure if I actually have the guts.