
Pivoting around the lively Truvy Jones' Louisiana beauty parlour, a tightly-knit band of friends, confront griefs, loss, life's unforeseen tragedies and heartaches with what they do best: gossiping and sharing. The spirited diabetic and bride-to-be, Shelby; her always supportive mother, M'Lynn; Truvy's gawky assistant, Annelle; the city's curmudgeon, Ouiser; and the town's former first lady, Clairee, are the warm Southern belles who know how to survive life's challenges with ... (Full plot summary below)
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Pivoting around the lively Truvy Jones' Louisiana beauty parlour, a tightly-knit band of friends, confront griefs, loss, life's unforeseen tragedies and heartaches with what they do best: gossiping and sharing. The spirited diabetic and bride-to-be, Shelby; her always supportive mother, M'Lynn; Truvy's gawky assistant, Annelle; the city's curmudgeon, Ouiser; and the town's former first lady, Clairee, are the warm Southern belles who know how to survive life's challenges with their unwavering friendship. But when Shelby decides to conceive, things will turn upside down..
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| The GuardianSophie Zeldin-O'NeillThis film is a true story and a brilliant depiction of friendship that manages to be witty, warm, uplifting, and, just when you thought you were safe, utterly heartbreaking. It’s also frequently laugh-out-loud funny. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesSteel Magnolias is so immersed by the conviction of its story that in a way it becomes an extension of our own human experience. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonMacLaine grabbing Dukakis by the bangs, shoving her head back with a sneering “Have your roots done,” radiates more feminine fellowship than a dozen sisterhoods of the travelling pants. Not bad for a movie that alternates the tragedy of dying young and beautiful against the comedy of growing old and bitter. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe principal pleasure of the movie is in the ensemble work of the actresses, as they trade one-liners and zingers and stick together and dish the dirt. Steel Magnolias is willing to sacrifice its over-all impact for individual moments of humor, and while that leaves us without much to take home, you've got to hand it to them: The moments work. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversNo use fighting it. this laugh-getting, tear-jerking, part-affecting, part-appalling display of audience manipulation is practically critic-proof...The result can best be described as shamelessly entertaining. |
| Lawrence Journal-WorldJon NiccumEach of the women talk like they're reading a bumper sticker. |
| Common Sense MediaEllen MacKayThree-hanky special, but with lots of laughs, too. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonThis is a little too dependent on sassy one-liners and is awash with sentiment by the end, but is still wonderful entertainment. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisFor all its violations of good taste and critical criteria, I laugh and cry every time, and I'll never let it go. So sue me. |
| VarietyVariety StaffField does some spectacular underplaying through the bulk of the action, revealing layer after layer of the feelings of this kindly tempered, deeply worried mother. |