The (Un) Lovely Bones

For a year now I've been on this kick where I watch movies that receive a lot of hype during awards season, just to see if I agree. One movie that looked particularly good this go-round was "The Lovely Bones." Mark Wahlberg was in it, and I bang with Marky Mark. In addition, though, the plot seemed interesting. Here's a link to the trailer in case you aren't sure what I'm referring to:

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2521171225/

Anyway, I was led to believe that the movie was about a man who killed a young girl and was planning to kill her sister next, while their father is in pursuit to avenge his daughter's death and has to stop him before he strikes again. Wellllllll, good people, I was seriously mislead. That's not what happened. I won't ruin it, but most of the movie focused on the girl who was dead and how she saw things from her position wandering in purgatory. I can only compare it to someone having wild, drug-induced, endless hallucinations.

I've come to the conclusion that the more critical acclaim a movie gets, the lower the chances that I will understand it. I thought I was a high-brow film connoisseur who was capable of understanding complex concepts. Maybe I lied to myself.

My sister asked what I saw at the movies, and when I said, "The Lovely Bones," she got all excited. "Ooh, I wanted to see that!" she said. "How was it?"

I answered, "I saw it at the dollar show, but you should wait until it comes on TV....and then don't even watch it."