First of all, the obvious question: What is the deal with bees and beekeepers lately? They're everywhere. Have you noticed? First there was the couple on The Amazing Race, then the season premiere of Pushing Daisies, and now this movie, The Secret Life of Bees. I realize this one technically came first, since it's based on the bestseller of the same name, but I'm still counting it as a recent development in our culture's growing obsession with bees, since the movie's happening now. Anyway, about the film: It stars Dakota Fanning, which makes me immediately less inclined to give it a chance (although she did make Houndog, which makes me want to cut her some slack). But I'll try not to judge the trailer any more harshly than I would anything else (which might not be saying all that much).
Other than Dakota, I'm pretty pleased with the rest of the actors here: Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, and Alicia Keys. It's an all-female cast that makes The Women look even more like a big-ol' publicity stunt. This is a good mix of quality actors and popular stars. (Let's hope the movie requires some singing.) The story is that Latifah, Alicia, and Sophie are all sisters and beekeepers. Dakota and Jennifer stop for a place to stay after some bad stuff goes down on Dakota's family farm. They let them stay, and the two girls seem to have found their place. But there are secrets and people are looking for them. It actually looks pretty awesome, even goosebump-inducing.Dakota seems to have grown into quite a fine actor, and her scenes in the trailer alone are enough to make someone cry -- not me, of course, but someone.
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