The Help (2011)
After college a girl decides to write on the African American history ; one which would become a revolutionary topic.
19 November 1959, Dayton, Ohio, USA
11 October 1978, Georgia, USA
1 April 1976, Oxford, England, UK
2 March 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 13, 2016
The racism inherent in its diversions and elisions is not only the filmmakers', but ours, too.
March 29, 2014
Taylor's palpably meandering sensibilities are exacerbated by an almost comically overlong running time...
August 11, 2011
"The Help" takes us on a pop-cultural tour that savors the picturesque, and strengthens stereotypes it purports to shatter.
June 30, 2013
A great story and a wonderful cast combine to make this drama a must-see.
August 11, 2011
As in many reductive period pieces, there are no real characters here, just archetypes, namely reactionary cretins and sensitive souls who anticipate modern attitudes.
August 19, 2011
If you lived through that time, it is incredible to contemplate how much has changed (and how much hasn't) over the years, not only in race relations but in attitudes toward women. That's part of the fascination of watching The Help, which...
August 11, 2011
The Help is a high-functioning tearjerker, but the catharsis it offers feels glib and insufficient, a Barbie Band-Aid on the still-raw wound of race relations in America.
August 11, 2011
Thanks to a talented cast -- starting with leads Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer -- the movie is often entertaining. But The Help should have been challenging too.
May 12, 2015
Is it really appropriate for us to all stand up and applaud this courageous, fictional white gIrl?
May 24, 2013
If you think the summer has been lacking in sophisticated adult entertainment, don't worry, 'The Help' is on the way.
October 25, 2011
Yes, it gets a bit sentimental. Yes, some 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' friendship clichés creep in. Yes, it glosses history. But it's also heartfelt, hilarious and the cast is a dream-team topped by Viola Davis.
August 26, 2013
Lifetime Channel movie with paternalistic liberalism bordering on Paula Deen malignity.
