If only The Secret Life of Bees was more of a feature-length drama and less of a Lifetime feature of the week.
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:3
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: The Secret Life of Bees has moments of charm, but is largely too maudlin and sticky-sweet.
Theatrical Release:Oct 17, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $37,665,012
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
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Smart and sentimental but not syrupy, with a well-executed script guaranteed to leave you in tears.
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