The 5 Most Vulnerable Best Picture Candidates
The Lovely Bones
Tomatometer: 41%
The Odds Against It: Director Peter Jackson's CG-soaked take on Alice Sebold's popular novel hasn't gone over well with critics, and the film is lagging so badly in limited release that Paramount is preparing a last-ditch save by marketing the film to the Twilight audience of young women.
In Its Favor: Should the film somehow catch fire with that demographic, it could prompt a reevaluation, but for now, its chances are as dead as its protagonist.
Final Prognosis: Will be peering at the Oscars from a color-saturated heaven far, far away.
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Thank you for alerting me to The Last Station's existence.
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