This was an amazing movie compounded by the fact that almost 50 of us went to see it at the same time and date. My friend Sally, is Sue Monk Kidds Cousin and she gathered us al together for a "BEE SOIREE,"afterward, and it was almost as amazing as the movie. The Bee-tinis were incredible. I read the book and loved it. It was sweet and heart wrenching at the same time. I grew up in that time frame and could relate quite well to the issues at hand. Bravo MS Kidd and Bravo and thanks to our Sweet Sally. Truly,VRD

I took my 11 yr old daughter & her friend to see this. Neither are girlie types ~ they were both transfixed by the story. I hadn't read the book, so I didn't know what to expect. We all laughed and cried, and I was quite surprised that they loved it as much as they did... I loved it too... the acting was superb. Sophie Okonedo was so amazing as an emotionally damaged woman, I will be shocked if she doesn't get an Oscar nod for best supporting actress. Having lived around many different types of mental illness, I know what I'm talking about... I was surprised that I had the only kids in the theater! It's a perfect way to help youth to understand, in a rather milder version of reality, the history of prejudice in some parts of our country. It is a good way to have serious conversations with your children about the ugliness of prejudice and the importance of love. Don't waste the opportunity, take your kids and talk to them about it. You'll be glad you did.

I went to this expecting a good movie. I ended up being greatly impressed. This is an amazing movie. It's a very emotional movie with great acting to match. Strong performances by Fanning, Latifa, Hudson, and company help to tell this terrific heartfelt story set when the Civil Rights Act went into effect. This is probably the best movie I've seen about what can come from mixing different races & cultures since Crash. This was however a completely different movie. I would say to anyone looking for a good child friendly family movie(even though parental guidance is a great idea for the mild violence and innuendo), this is a great choice. Thanks for reading.

Whenever I see a movie made from a book, I always cringe a little, wondering what they are going to change that I won't like, what they will leave out that I think was absolutely crucial to the story. The good news is, they did an absolutely fabulous job with this one! Every bit of the book was there, every happy moment and every painful one as well. My best advice to anyone coming to see this is BRING KLEENEX. I had to send my husband out to the lobby for napkins and everyone around us was crying, some openly sobbing. It was that kind of movie. Marvelous job by all the actors. Just a really fantastic movie.

I attended the advance press screening of this 1hr and 50 mins movie by director/screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood. Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, and Paul Bettany were EXCELLENT - despite their flat under-developed characters. Ms. Gina could have fleshed-out the major characters instead of being fixated with the story/plot - thereby missing opportunities to explore deeper the potentials inherent in the spiritual/religious theme (the mother figure - Black Madonna and Child) as well as the bees symbolism. Other themes in this movie were feminism/sisterhood, empowerment, racism/civil rights, loneliness and the search for personal identity. This movie would have benefited from a more experienced director/screen-writer who knows how to set the mood. Cinematography, editing, and production values were mediocre. Verdict: Recommended. This movie should get a strong buzz among art-house/indie-movies fan and fans of the stars.