Rating: PG-13
Stars (out of 4): ****
Length: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Synopsis: Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Hudson star as two friends who run away from home in order to solve the mystery surrounding one of their mothers in this adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's best-selling coming-of-age novel, The Secret Life of Bees. Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys, and Tristan Wilds co-star in picture as three sisters who take the two girls in and teach them to care for and raise bees. Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball) provides the adaptation as well as the direction for the Overbrook Entertainment production. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

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