Critics down on 'Lovely Bones,' but swoon for star Saoirse Ronan

The Lovely Boneshas finally made it into theaters well, three theaters; its in limited release until Christmas.

It opened strong, pulling in $116,000 for a per-screen average of just under $39,000.

BecauseBonescertainly wont be benefiting from an abundance of critical love.

The most widespread gripe?

That the Oscar-sweepingLord of the Ringsguru indulged too much in CGI at the expense of emotion and consistent storytelling.

(See EWs review by Lisa Schwarzbaumhere).

But even the harshest reviews (likeVarietys ouch!)

tap on over toThe Hollywood Reporter,Newsweek, andSlate, where youll find similar adulation for Ronan.

Ill leave it to Dave Karger to ponder whether Ronans got enough critical affection to snag an Oscar nom.

Im hoping she will.

Plus, she can spoof Britney Spears as well as any SNL-er.

Check out the embedded clip below.

So are you pulling for young Ms. Ronan, PopWatchers?

What about Mr. Jackson?

Do you love him enough to ignore reviews?

Will you seeThe Lovely Bones?