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The Secret Life of Bees

Overview

Genre :

Adventure, Drama

Release Date :

October 17, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring :

Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Hilarie Burton, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany, Tristan Wilds, Shondrella Avery

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..worth wondering..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2.5 of 4

“..sweetly inspiring..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 4

“..surprising..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Review rate : B

“..so satisfying..”
by Sean Axmaker [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2 of 5

“..precious, self-conscious..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3 of 5

“..It works because the cast make it work; because they make some of these stereotypical people interesting..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3.5 of 4

“..beautiful and evocative..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Priya Jain [Premiere Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Phil Villarreal [Arizona Daily Star]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

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