Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Name: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 7, 2002
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock

2002

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 7, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock

Summary: A classic Southern tale of hilarity set in a sleepy Louisiana parish, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood follows a group of lifelong friends who stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright (Bullock) unravel the truth about her complicated, eccentric mother (Burstyn), find forgiveness and acceptance, and let go ofA classic Southern tale of hilarity set in a sleepy Louisiana parish, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood follows a group of lifelong friends who stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright (Bullock) unravel the truth about her complicated, eccentric mother (Burstyn), find forgiveness and acceptance, and let go of her painful past. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Callie Khouri

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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F. X. Feeney

Khouri manages, with terrific flair, to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum -- not only through the strength of the performances (including one from James Garner, who, as Sida's dad, gets the best one-liners) but in the ways they match across time. Read full review

Renee Graham

There's death, domestic violence, alcoholism, racism, attempted suicide, and a mental breakdown. Naturally, it's a comedy about the eccentricities of Southern women. Read full review

Rick Groen

Women deserve better women's pictures -- men too. Read full review

David Edelstein

The movie doesn't have any undercurrents, psychological or cinematic. -- The Blessed Mother ends up looking like a drunken housewife. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

The magnolias in Callie Khouri's fried green movie look limp. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Divine cast keeps 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' from falling flat Read full review

Richard Schickel

This is potentially near tragic material, and playing it as an all-forgiving comedy is a waste of everyone's time. Read full review

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BarbaraD.

Aug 30, 2006

I guess you have to be older-sexier and more appreciative of women to fully understand and appreciate the ironys of this movie. It truly is a sisterhood in the end!

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JamesH.

Jan 15, 2010

I'll watch most anything with Ellen Burstyn and she doesn't disappoint in this film, she is terrific. Although it is not a great film, it does have enough good acting and a few memorable moments to give it a look. It's an appealing story with richly developed characters.

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KenR

Sep 20, 2020

Was it screenplay writer/director Callie Khouri or her editor Andrew Marcus, who left so many viewers struggling to follow the endless string of crazy situations – that get thrown at them during this difficult to follow venture? A group of Southern women --who don’t seem to have developedWas it screenplay writer/director Callie Khouri or her editor Andrew Marcus, who left so many viewers struggling to follow the endless string of crazy situations – that get thrown at them during this difficult to follow venture? A group of Southern women --who don’t seem to have developed much beyond their childhood years -- gather together to reunite an estranged mother and daughter. The results are both predictable and somewhat vague but mostly just poorly presented. Maybe you need to have read Rebecca Wells book to figure who was who but from all the comments I’ve checked, even those that read the book were struggling to identify with many of the characters. The picture looks attractive, and some performances from an interesting cast are good - but the endless mixed up situations, just become unnecessarily hard work to keep up with. Singer/composer T Bone Burnett (and future husband of the director) wrote some interesting songs that add some interest along the way. The movie made some good money, so Southern Belles may have approved but, wonder how many others might last the distance?… Expand

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AninoWatcher

Sep 18, 2002

Simply put: worst movie i've watched in a long long time. Can you spell B-O-R-I-N-G??? And don't give me crap bout it being a chick flick. I have yet to meet a girl who liked the movie.

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