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By Susan Granger (2,214) for Modamag.com (300) on 11 Nov 2005

The psychological aspects of this 'dysfunctional perfect family' saga fizzle on the screen. Do yourself a favor: read the book…

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By Mark R. Leeper (892) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 11 Nov 2005

In spite of being about a family's dysfunction and its members' inability to connect with each other on an emotional level, this is still a…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for FilmJerk.com (622) on 10 Nov 2005

Bee Season is a unique cinematic offering, and its dedication to the mysteries of the mind makes for a fascinating sit…

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By John Venable (339) for Supercala.com (431) on 10 Nov 2005

By the time it's over you've stopped trying to figure out what it's all about and just thank God for the sweet release that is the end credits…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 10 Nov 2005

Based on the captivating novel by Myla Goldberg, Bee Season is evocative and superbly acted…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Nov 2005

The performance by Flora Cross is haunting in its seriousness. She doesn't act out; she acts in…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 10 Nov 2005

With the help of clear direction and some excellent acting, especially from Flora Cross in a memorable debut as Eliza, Bee Season is affecting…

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By Jan Stuart (404) for Newsday (2,345) on 10 Nov 2005

Bee Season buzzes with a reverence for the spiritual potential of language, but strands its characters at an irritating loss for words…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 10 Nov 2005

McGehee and Siegel's ornate structure and editing stay just this side of tricky, as does their borderline-goofy use of special effects to make…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 09 Nov 2005

Cold and elusive, Bee Season lacks the crucial emotional ingredients to make us care, and it remains too stubbornly esoteric and cerebral to…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 08 Nov 2005

What do you get when you combine a spelling bee with Hare Krishna? Not much…

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By Jessica Winter (193) for Village Voice (8,525) on 08 Nov 2005

The mysticism only mystifies; its hieroglyphics are vividly rendered, but Bee Season never manages to spell them out…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for New Yorker (1,403) on 07 Nov 2005

The trouble with these various plights is that we are required to lend them equal sympathy, and to go on sympathizing until our ears pop…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 02 Nov 2005

An engrossing family drama about the destructiveness of spiritual pride and the healing power of selfless love…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 29 Oct 2005

The script is so diffuse and incohesive that it's impossible to get involved in this family yarn emotionally or intellectually…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 28 Oct 2005

Although the film starts well and looks gorgeous, it gets seriously bogged down towards the end when it starts to resemble a Kaballah infomercial…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 21 Oct 2005

While it looks and feels lovely, we're never quite sure what it means…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 05 Oct 2005

For a family story about spelling bees and a gifted child, there's an awful lot of mysticism and psychosis going on…

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By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 06 Sep 2005

Gere and Binoche are both terribly miscast--one far too charismatic, the other far too dowdy, which is something for Juliette Binoche…

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