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The Secret Life of Bees (2008 movie)
African American Cinema movie directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Headed by an all-star cast of women,The Secret Life of Beesis the heartwarming and well-told story of a young girl who finds love and acceptance from a trio of independent sisters.The Secret Life of Beesis based on the bestselling book of the same name … see full wiki
Director:
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Genre:
African American Cinema
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review by KellyKlepfer.
March 17, 2009
I didn't love this movie. That makes me a little sad because I really love Queen Latifah and was looking forward to a rich story experience. Having just made the statement that I didn't love it, I'll try to share why I didn't. I haven't read the complete novel. I began it and was intrigued and caught up, but had borrowed it and needed to return it. Now that I own it, I just haven't gone back to pick up the story beyond page seventy. The seventy pages I read seemed to mirror … more
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review by KellyKlepfer.
March 13, 2009
I didn't love this movie. That makes me a little sad because I really love Queen Latifah and was looking forward to a rich story experience. Having just made the statement that I didn't love it, I'll try to share why I didn't. I haven't read the complete novel. I began it and was intrigued and caught up, but had borrowed it and needed to return it. Now that I own it, I just haven't gone back to pick up the story beyond page seventy. The seventy pages I read seemed to mirror what I experienced in … more
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review by JP_Rocky_Raccoon.
February 04, 2009
Beautiful, yet soul-wrenching, 'The Secret Life of Bees,' is an absorbing trek through the Southern life of Lily (Dakota Fanning), a girl who's haunted by her mother's death. Running away from her abusive father (Paul Bettany) with her housekeeper (Jennifer Hudson) she finds her mother's old caretaker (Queen Latifah), a beekeeper whose family musters enough love for them while sorting out the wounds in their own pasts. Absorbing is an overused word, but it fits perfectly … more
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What a wonderful film. The women in this film are amazing, strong, intelligent, loving, gorgeous. The men in this film, aside from two men, are exactly the opposite. And there is the conflict. It's a story told more or less in flashback from Lilly's (Dakota Fanning) perspective. There are two versions available on the DVD, the theatrical and the editor's version. For this review I chose the extended editor's version - nearly 2 hours. Technically, a very fine film. Dialog was … more
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