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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 59% Rotten Page   1   1.5/5 "maudlin pap"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron D+ "Oprah Book Club: The Movie."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf C- "The Secret Life of Bees is further evidence that there should be a moratorium on secret-life-of-anything movies."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 6/10 "May's wailing wall appears repeatedly in Gina Prince-Blythewood's The Secret Life of Bees, each time an invitation to reflect, to remember what was and hope for what might be."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3.5/4 "...a pleasant, unexpectedly enthralling endeavor that manages that rare feat of actually improving upon its source material..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "If the historical backdrop which the film is set in is well-portrayed, it is the shaggy-dog plotting that is the problem."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman 3/5 "(...) Hay un mérito atendible en la directora y es evitar caer en la sensiblería barata que el asunto arriesgaba."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C+ "Did you know that beehives can be symbolic of other things, forming the basis of plainly spoken platitudes and folk wisdom? It's true!"   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "Mostly, this is Hollywood excess the way I like to see it: skillfully done, and with a beating heart."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C- "A fable of black and female liberation in the sixties south so drenched in sugar that watching it may make your teeth hurt."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A remarkably heart-affecting screen version of the deeply spiritual novel by Sue Monk Kidd about the healing and transforming power of love."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "It's hard to imagine that The Secret Life of Bees won't be part of many Oscar conversations. It has the intelligence, craftsmanship, and heart to win over both critics and regular movie-goers."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "If you want to take your teen daughters to a movie and then talk -- really talk -- about it afterward, about race, the past, pain, sorrow, redemption and hope, The Secret Life of Bees has a lot more to offer than you might think."   Redbox   James Rocchi 2.5/4 "Show me the nuance and scratch the false sincerity."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth "For every heart that's warmed by this celluloid celebration of the maternal spirit, another will find it condescending regarding race and/or gender."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy 5/5 "Can I tell you a secret? This movie is *really* good. Grab Nana and go see it!"   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 0.5/5 "Every year, a movie is released that is so torturous for me to sit through that it almost violates the terms of the Geneva Convention."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr 2.5/5 "It's like some mythical civil-rights Southern paradise where racism only rarely rears its ugly head, and thus feels contrived."   Cinematical   Kim Voynar "[A] deeply moving film about learning to understand where we come from and where we're going..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B "Lovingly made, the film is beautifully performed, especially by Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1/4 "There's a whole lotta healing in The Secret Life of Bees. Big Racial Issues too. And down-home heartwarming platitudes set to acoustic guitar ballads by female singers."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "The Secret Life of Bees should have billed itself as a fairy tale, as that's the only possible way to swallow what Prince-Bythewood and Kidd are feeding us."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3.5/5 "While this film is every bit as warm and emotional as it looks, ... the cast make sure things don't get too sugary."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3.5/5 "Three actors bring out the script's darkness with remarkable skill. The rest of the cast is good, but they settle for easier performances"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B- "...should generate good box office from its femme demo. There is little to appeal to the guys out there, even as a date movie."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B "... plays like heartwarming popular fiction dipped in honey."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 8/10 "A life-affirming, inspirational story about family, hope and love that tugs at your heartstrings."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger "Click here to see reviews"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3/4 "What makes 'The Secret Life of Bees' an entertaining and poignant film is the chemistry between the cast that translates on screen."   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 59% Rotten Page   1