Or she might simply call up the writer of the offending article and tell him she thinks he's a dirty, rotten scoundrel. Right? Well, wrong.
Sandra Bullock plays Sidda Lee Walker, a young adult playwright who is battling with her abusive past, at the hands of her alcoholic mother, Vivi, played by Ellen Burstyn.
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 Director: Callie Khouri
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Maggie Smith
Running time: 116min
A Southern comedy drama about life, love and family which follows a group of lifelong friends as they stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her eccentric mother, find forgiveness and come to terms with her difficult past. |
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The young woman has gone to live far from her mother, to avoid her melodramatic and drinking escapades. This Time magazine article, instead of throwing them further apart, instead acts as a catalyst towards uniting them.
But that is not until the Ya-Ya Sisters step in to make the young woman understand her mother much better, to let her see Vivi's good side. The Ya-Ya sisters, on the other hand, take a tough stance against Vivi, to show her it is never too late to repair the strained relationship between herself and her daughter.
The excellent acting skills of Bullock, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Smith and James Garner bring some life into this rather lukewarm storyline. Oh, and the beautiful landscape of the American countryside compensates for the tired, almost grotesque faces of the four older main characters. Of course this does not include the vivacious, beautiful Bullock.
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A younger Vivi (Ashley Judd) with her daughter, little Sidda (Allison Bertolino). |
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisters is riddled with bucketfuls of humour, but also touches on the serious sides of life, the most notable being the emotional scars of an abusive childhood.
These haunting psychological scars affect Sidda so much that she shudders at the thought of starting her own family. It's not until she deals with her past adequately that she starts getting her life back in one piece again.
The unity among the Ya-Ya sisters, who for a lifetime go through turbulent and great times together, shows just how beneficial a good bond of friendship can turn out to be.
I won't discuss the whole Ya-Ya Sisters thing. It's something I would rather let you figure out in the movie itself.
Not a bad movie, but I don't think lots of men would relish this 117-minute offering. Best suited for the sisters, perhaps.
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