| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| Short synopsis: This movie is not as good as the book it is based on,
and it is also borrowing a lot from Little Altars Everywhere, a
darker work about the same circle of friends. At the time I saw
Ya-Ya, I had only read that book, and not Little...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by John Sylva (Rating: C+) |
| Considering the grating "Ya Ya!" shouts prominently featured in the ad
campaign for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, I find it relieving to
report director Callie Khouri takes a more "Yeah Yeah" tone with the film
than the title enthusiasm...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2002)
Rated PG-13; running time 116 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://yayasisterhood.warnerbros.com/
IMDB site:...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 2-1/2
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Warner Bros.
Director: Callie Khouri
Writer: Rebecca Wells (novel), Mark Andrus (screenplay)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnuala Flanagan, James
Garner, Cherry Jones, Ashley Judd,...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C-) |
| As Sidda Lee Walker (Sandra Bullock) attains fame as a Broadway playwright,
she once again grapples with the war that's been waging since her
childhood with her melodramatic mother Vivi (Ellen Burstyn, "Requiem for
a Dream"). When their standoff becomes...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review:"DIVINE SECRETS OF YA-YA SISTERHOOD" (Warner Bros.)
Grab your mother, daughter and/or best gal friend for the rollicking
chick flick of the year! Based on Rebecca Wells' best-seller about a
mother/daughter relationship...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Sean O'Connell (Rating: 2/5) |
| Are you disappointed that the Grumpy Old Men franchise died with stars Walter
Matthau and Jack Lemmon? Never fear. The familiar formula has been slightly
doctored, recast, and relocated from Minnesota to Louisiana in Callie Khouri’s
Divine Secrets of...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| Ya-Ya. Yuk-Yuk. Although the legion of female fans of Rebecca Wells's novels
will probably adore the movie, this male member of the audience for DIVINE
SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD found little to keep his attention. It was like
being stuck at a...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| Ya-Ya. Yuk-Yuk. Although the legion of female fans of Rebecca Wells's novels
will probably adore the movie, this male member of the audience for DIVINE
SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD found little to keep his attention. It was like
being stuck at a...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| Ya-Ya. Yuk-Yuk. Although the legion of female fans of Rebecca Wells's novels
will probably adore the movie, this male member of the audience for DIVINE
SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD found little to keep his attention. It was like
being stuck at a...more |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 4/10) |
| Best I can tell - and this is based solely on events witnessed at the
screening I attended - you should enjoy The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya
Sisterhood if you are old and you have a vagina (though one could make a
point that people from the South and...more |
