The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees starring Paul Bettany, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, and Queen Latifah is an American drama that exposes the world of a young teenage girl who seeks answers to her mothers past why she tries to gain balance with the help of her friends in her messed world.
1 July 1982, Sterling, Virginia, USA
18 November 1979, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
12 September 1981, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 April 1961, Long Beach, California, USA
11 August 1968, London, England, UK
April 01, 2011
All the pieces are there for a good movie but there's an undeniable sense of reluctance to put them into play. Every time it seems like the film might be taking a chance it retreats to safe ground.
August 03, 2009
Can I tell you a secret? This movie is *really* good. Grab Nana and go see it!
October 20, 2008
Sweat and good intentions, however, will take you only so far. And they take Bees right up to the threshold of entertaining%u2014but not one step further.
May 04, 2009
(...) Hay un mérito atendible en la directora y es evitar caer en la sensiblería barata que el asunto arriesgaba.
October 17, 2008
It's hard to roll your eyes when they're full of tears.
October 23, 2008
The filmmakers give Latifah and Fanning room to create characters that breathe in the sweet smell of clover and breathe out the contented sigh of independence.
October 17, 2008
The film is full of sweet, subtle touches.
October 20, 2008
The honey runs thick in The Secret Life of Bees, and so does the treacle.
January 03, 2011
A sweet, sentimental story with a sting in the tail.
March 06, 2009
The story is a gentle depiction of harsh times that works best as a coming-of-age parable, not so well as a historical drama.
December 05, 2008
There's a purity, clarity and honesty to this feminist heart-warmer's melodramatic instincts that make it surprisingly moving and satisfying.
July 06, 2009
Bees is almost too sweet, but with enduring enough performances to make a solid movie.
