Houston Chronicle

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

What worked wonderfully in Rebecca Wells' book is trickier on film. While Ya-Ya has its poignant, tear-inducing moments, the flashback framework holds it back. But at its core is a moving story of a ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Lots of chatter, well-placed tunes in 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood'

They talk, they laugh, they gripe and grouse, they accuse, they apologize, they wisecrack and mix up a fresh batch of Bloody Marys. Then they talk some more. A lot more. The chummy refrain of the ...
Tulsa World

Sisterhood Quiz: Do you have what it takes to be a Ya-Ya?

So you're no Sandra Bullock or Ashley Judd. But that doesn't mean you can't be a Ya-Ya. In "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," which opened Friday, Judd and Bullock join Ellen Burstyn, Maggie ...
The Washington Post

'Ya-Ya Sisterhood': A Yakety-Yak Attack

I FEEL FOR poor James Garner, who hovers around the background of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" like a eunuch in a harem. It's not because the men are portrayed so badly in this Dixiefied ...
Time

Movies: Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood

A successful playwright (Sandra Bullock) gives an interview to Time, complaining of an unhappy childhood. Her mother (Ellen Burstyn) takes offense. Her lifelong friends (the Ya-Yas) kidnap Bullock, ...