Review of The Secret Life of Bees (2008) by Liz H — 14 Sep 2009

I thought it was formulaic, the formula being strong wise black matriarch gently guiding a hodgepodge of characters to a better future, with small bits of tragedy thrown in along the way. Why Queen Latifah should be that strong wise black matriarch I can't say, but she is in danger of becoming typecast in that role. Dakota Fanning was cute cute cute, and the stock white southern cracker types were ugly ugly ugly.

I was disappointed the bees didn't sting the shit out of all the characters.