Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

Release date: 2002-06-07
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Callie Khouri
Production Co: All Girl Productions, Gaylord Films
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.1/10
Length: 1h 56min

Storyline

Siddalee Walker (Sandra Bullock), a famous New York City playwright, is quoted in Time Magazine and infuriates her dramatic, Southern mother. A long-distant fight wages until her mother's friends (and members of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) kidnap Siddalee and take her "home" to the South, where they hope to explain her mother's history and to patch up the rift between mother and daughter.

Plot Keywords

childhood memory, reconciliation, friendship between women, mother daughter relationship, female bonding, deep south, confession, friendship, kidnapping, american south, photo album, alcoholism, based on novel, independent film, southern belle, female protagonist, dysfunctional family, guilt, chick flick, playwright

Short Review

While there are pleasures to be had from watching so many grand actresses strut their stuff, the fact is that the overriding preoccupation here rests with surface impressions rather than psychological probity.