Mothers and daughters will particularly enjoy this tale of friendship, estrangement, reconciliation, and love. Ya-Ya, a colloquial expression for talk, is something these aging Southern belles do frequently. The wry comments are often humorous, but the dialogue is also laced with numerous obscenities, crude terms and God’s name used in vain. Violence is limited, but some will cringe when Vivi takes a belt to her children. Connor and Sidda live together but sexual content is suggestive rather than blatant. In one flashback, the four friends take a topless drive on a hot night, but no explicit nudity is shown. Although the sisterhood rituals seen at the first of the film seem somewhat occultic, they are in the vein of children’s make believe. Despite the positive messages about friendship and reconciliation, DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD suffers from too much vulgar ya-ya.
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