Raves for THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES!

See what the critics had to say about the movie based on the best-selling novel, below!

• "Three and a half stars. Enchanting. I just plain fell for this movie." – Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

•  "A special film with a big heart." -- Ben Lyons, AT THE MOVIES
  

• "The buzz is out. 'The Secret Life of Bees is smart, sassy and deliciously sweet." -- Prairie Miller, WBAI RADIO

• "Magnificent! A movie experience everyone will love." -- Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV

• "Dakota Fanning gives an astonishingly perceptive performance. Not since Jodie Foster has there been a child star with such range and sensitivity." -- Leah Rozen, PEOPLE

• "Adapter-director Gina Prince-Bythewood has made an honorable movie, wonderfully attentive to the skills of its excellent cast, that turned this devout cynic into a believer." – Richard Corliss, TIME

• "If you were moved by the book you will find this adaptation affecting and emotionally satisfying." – Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

• "'The Secret Life of Bees' is an enriching viewing experience." – Clint O’Connor, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

• "A wonderful film. There’s hardly a performance onscreen that isn't transfixing. Plan your weekend around this one."  -- Colin Covert, THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

• "Queen Latifah is the kind of actor who makes you sit taller, breathe deeper, feel stronger. Her poignant work in Gina Prince-Bythewood's 'The Secret Life of Bees' merits a pillar in the movie colonnade alongside those of Gary Cooper, John Wayne and Denzel Washington." – Carrie Rickey, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

• "You'll care about these characters and hope they live happily ever after." – Ruthe Stein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

• "August is the film’s emotional center, and Queen Latifah's wry sense of gravitas anchors it... Okonedo's face is a marvel. Every thought, every emotion flickers across it like clouds obscuring the sun." – Michael O'Sullivan, WASHINGTON POST

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