Clint Eastwood can usually be relied on to deliver some gravitas and cultural nous with each successive release, although judging by the latest promo for his new supernatural drama ‘Hereafter’, he may be about to jump the shark and head off into M.Night Shymalan territory.
Still, Matt Damon is always good value and despite the over-keen use of Photoshop’s grey filter and bizarre Londoners sporting Yorkshire accents second act (not to mention a tube explosion -possibly a touch too sensitive for some) we’re reserving judgement for the moment.
Blah blah blah Lord of the Rings dude blah blah blah murdered child blah blah blah based on Alice Sebold’s bestseller blah blah blah…
The weight of sure-fire hit mix expectations and complex emotionally and intellectually stimulating source material should be enough to weight The Lovely Bones down in it’s grave, and after his giant monkey mis-step, it’s surprising and heartening to see Jackson deliver a mature fantasy thriller, although he struggles to keep multiple plot-threads from unravelling.
