Overview
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
This movie is an absolute gem, and obviously a heartbreaking story. Every time I see a movie like this, I am again reminded of how absurd it was that Sandra Bullock won an Oscar playing a sassy rich white woman. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer are absolutely incredible. I mean, wow. Just wow.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Help
Movie title: The Help
Movie description: Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
Date published: 2025-02-01
Director(s): Tate Taylor
Actor(s): Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Anna Camp, Eleanor Henry, Emma Henry, Chris Lowell, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Brian Kerwin, Wes Chatham, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ted Welch, Shane McRae, Roslyn Ruff, Tarra Riggs, Leslie Jordan, Mary Steenburgen, Tiffany Brouwer, Carol Lee, Carol Sutton, Millicent Bolton, Ashley Johnson, Ritchie Montgomery, Don Brock, Florence "Flo" Roach, Nelsan Ellis, David Oyelowo, LaChanze, Dana Ivey, Becky Fly, Sheerene Whitfield, Cleta Elaine Ellington, Henry Carpenter, John Taylor, Charles Cooper, Diana Cooper, Coyt Bailey, Wade Cottonfield, Kelsey Scot, Amy Beckwith, Sloane Fair, Anna Jennings, Lauren Miller, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Taylor Killebrew, Kathryn Ursy, Stephanie Ward, Lamar Lott, Charles Orr
Genre: Drama
My Review
This movie is an absolute gem, and obviously a heartbreaking story. Every time I see a movie like this, I am again reminded of how absurd it was that Sandra Bullock won an Oscar playing a sassy rich white woman. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer are absolutely incredible. I mean, wow. Just wow.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10