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Avg. Critic Score: 48 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    The only character we get to know fully as she evolves from child to older woman is Vivi. Too bad the movie didn't also trace the lives of her "sisters." That might have been divine. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    As a rich, gum-chewing matron who tools around in her canary-yellow Rolls-Royce, Flanagan is the picture's real scene-stealer. Read full review

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    This is a work of excess and passion, an untidy sprawl of a motion picture that is sometimes ragged, occasionally uncertain, but -- and this is what's important -- always warm, accessible and rich in emotional life. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post |

    The tart, often jauntily profane dialogue and sharp interactions of the present-day relationships give Divine Secrets its occasional zip; when Khouri takes us back in time, especially to the Ya-Yas' early childhood, the movie flags. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

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

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

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

  • 50
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Perhaps not since "Steel Magnolias" has Hollywood turned out a movie so resolutely for and about women. Read full review

  • 40
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Except for Ashley Judd, who shows true grit as Vivi in her babe days, the effect is like being buried in molasses. For guys whose pain threshold is way low when it comes to the bonding of Steel Magnolias, Ya-Ya is a definite no-no. Read full review

  • 38
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Rubber-stamped from the same mold that has produced an inexhaustible supply of fictional Southern belles who drink too much, talk too much, think about themselves too much, try too hard to be the most unforgettable character you've ever met, and are, in general, insufferable. Read full review

  • 30
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    What is perhaps most disappointing about this ham-handed film, though, particularly since it was directed by the screenwriter of the righteously raging "Thelma and Louise," is its crypto-misogyny. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Chick flick for mom; teens may not enjoy it.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie features characters who drink and smoke a lot, and drinking is shown to be a light-hearted way to bond with friends, though alcohol abuse is shown to be painful for the children of the drinker. There are mild sexual references including non-explicit nudity. While the main characters object to racist remarks in very strong terms, and the feelings of one black character are treated respectfully, the treatment of the black characters is stereotyped. They are portrayed as devoted family retainers. A character abuses prescription drugs, apparently inadvertently. A mother neglects and abuses her children.
  • Families can talk about why it was so difficult for the characters to talk with each other about their feelings.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Mother beats children, some peril.
  • sex false2 Sex: Unmarried couple lives together, non-explicit nudity.
  • language false3 Language: Some strong language
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink and smoke a lot, alcohol portrayed as empowering and fun
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