The Secret Life of Bees Release Date: October 17, 2008 Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Screenwriter: Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys,
Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton, Paul Bettany Genre: Adventure, Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material and some violence) Official Website:
FoxSearchlight.com/TheSecretLifeofBees
Plot Summary: "The Secret Life of Bees," based on the New York Times best
selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily
Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late
mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her
father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), 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 (Latifah, Okonedo
and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping
EN 5 Second Review:
Not a bad movie, but a little overly sweet to us.
I
watched the movie, abandoned history and plausibility, and just plain
fell for it Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
As a realistic portrayal of life in rural South Carolina in
1964, The Secret Life of Bees is dreaming. As a parable of hope and
love, it is enchanting...more
The
characters, as written, are little more than one-dimensional John Anderson: Variety
Like a mouthful of honey, The Secret Life of Bees is
cloyingly sweet and gooey, and you're not quite sure you can
swallow it undiluted...more
EN 5 Second Review:
Not a bad movie, but a little overly sweet to us.