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CommentsXp Best movie ever!

BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

IamConnieZ Great cast. Have always loved Ellen Burstyn and Sandra Bullock. James Garner plays the father who stands there and sighs. Ashley Judd is her usual wonder self as the younger version of the mother. The mother's friends are played by Shirley Knight (wonderful), Fionnula Flanagan (wonderful), and Maggie Smith. Usually if Maggie Smith is in a movie, I love it. Not this one. She was terrific, but the movie was not. If you liked "August, Osage County" you will love this. I don't happen to care for movies where the mother is overbearing and yells at everyone. Lets not say "yells," lets say "SCREAMS." Oh, and then in the end they all realize that they love each other and miss read all the tension and abuse. How glorious!

Davis P Divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood is not as good as I thought it would be. It does feature good performances from Ellen Burstyn, Sandra bullock, Maggie smith, and Ashley Judd. Judd is particularly great here, her best performance If u ask me. The script is so so. That's the key with this film, the actor's performances are great, but the script is questionable. The storyline is sweet, with some mature and very heavy subject matters. It is handled nicely I think, but there are just soma kinda uneven places in the movie. I dint think it's a bad movie at all, I just personally believe it could have been better than it was. 6/10

Marina This is a nicely done story of how a young woman comes to learn about some of the difficult circumstances behind some of her worst childhood memories, and thus stops being a victim to them. I don't want to address specifics lest I ruin it for you. The cast is nothing short of awesome, the story is very good - I highly recommend this one. Fionnula Flanagan particularly sparkled, as did Maggie Smith.The trailer for this movie was VERY poorly done, so I avoided it for years. However, I got roped into watching it one night & I was shocked that I loved it. The character development was, for the most part, very well done. The subject matter was close to what one might see in their real life as opposed to over-glamorized dramatizations of what goes on in real life - I think this fact may be why this movie was not so well received. You will hear about the events being retold, but your heart strings will not be gratuitously pulled, and the characters do not wallow in grief & drama. You'll have to think for yourself, pay attention, & make up your own mind about things as they play out, but it's worth it.

sonia-darrow I gave this movie 3 stars because I appreciate the portrayal of sassy old ladies who drink and curse and smoke; if not for that I would have given it a 1 or 2.I read the book last summer while I was in Louisiana, adored it, and read the two others in the series. I know that movies generally don't do justice to the books they're based on. I heard unenthusiastic reviews. I still rented this movie with the expectation--even determination--to enjoy it. Then I discovered Sandra Bullock was in it. Puke. Her southern accent is a travesty. I want to rant on a bit about how disgusting it is that her performance was allowed to taint the Ya-ya name but it's probably not her fault. Her persona is just completely wrong for this story. Whoever cast her should be taken behind the barn and shot. Ditto for the director.Like I said, I really, really wanted to like this movie in spite of potential supposed mediocrities... But it really, undeniably sucked.I BEG anyone who has seen or is considering seeing this movie to just go out and read the book instead. If you judge the thing based on the cinematic adaptation it will appear to be pure drivel, and you will have missed quite a bit of important and beautiful stuff from the writing.