Overwiew :Set in South Carolina in 1964, the tale of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.
USA Today - Claudia Puig
: ...hampered by over-earnestness and tugs too intently at the heartstrings.
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B-
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker
: For all the jolts of social terror and emotional drama, the film ties up every conflict in an overly tidy third act.
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B
San Francisco Chronicle - Ruthe Stein
: Fanning becomes complished as she gets older.
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B
ReelViews - James Berardinelli
: ...offers a twist on a common theme of racially sensitive stories.
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A-
New York Times - A. O. Scott
: The film insists so strenuously on its themes of redemption, tolerance, love and healing that it winds up defeating itself...
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C-
New York Post - Lou Lumenick
: ...Fanning... is growing into an impressive teenage actress...
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C
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen
: ...Fanning, who so far seems destined to avoid that awkward teen phase, is as impressive as ever...
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B
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman
: ...the film, set in the civil rights era, has a dated, musty piety that too often evokes the liberal message mongering of that time.
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C
E! Online - Matt Stevens
: ...Bees should generate buzz--if not swarms of moviegoers--for being nectar-sweet without dissolving into a drippy, gooey mess.
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B
Chicago Tribune - Jessica Reaves
: ...the film is too beholden to advancing the plot line...
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C
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
: As a parable of hope and love, it is enchanting.
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A-
Boston Globe - Wesley Morris
: ...a powerful drama of racism and redemption.
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B
Total Reviews:
3
Average Rating:
3 Comments
Justine says @ Wednesday - October 22,2008
The movie is awesome. I enjoyed how the family stuck together in trouble. I think that if families actually were closer then we could overcome our difficulties.
The movie is exactly like the book. It's really a wonderful movie. I really enjoyed it. There are no surprises. It is a simple story. The cast is good with good dialogue.
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