The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Comedy · Drama · 2002
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
Movie details
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
“The Secret Is Out.”
2002 Comedy · Drama 1h 56m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Callie Khouri
Written by
Callie Khouri
Sandra Bullock
Sidda
Ellen Burstyn
Vivi
Fionnula Flanagan
Teensy
James Garner
Shep Walker
Cherry Jones
Buggy
Ashley Judd
Younger Vivi
Shirley Knight
Necie
Court is in session
Put Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.