★★★☆☆ (3.5/5) Watch it for Saoirse Ronan’s eyes and Stanley Tucci’s quiet terror. Bring tissues. Have you seen the Vietnamese dub or sub of The Lovely Bones ? Does the visual beauty translate, or does it distract from the story? Let me know in the comments below.

Some critics hated this. They argued that a story about child abduction should feel gritty and real, not like a fantasy video game.

But if you want a film that dares to ask: What happens to a family when the worst thing possible happens? And what happens to the soul of the victim? — then watch The Lovely Bones .

Released in 2009, the film (phim The Lovely Bones ) remains one of the most debated adaptations of the century. It is a movie that tries to hold two opposing ideas in its hands at once: the brutal reality of a child’s murder and the ethereal fantasy of her afterlife.