This week we saw The Help. Yay! A movie I was really looking forward to. I love movies that I'm looking forward especially on opening weekend. It doesn't get any better than that.
This movie was filled with a great cast. Emma Stone played Skeeter. At first I wasn't sure how much I would like her in this role. Honestly, I hadn't seen any of her movies until I saw Crazy, Stupid Love a few weeks ago. She was great in that and she was great in this too. I guess my completely uneducated opinion about her has now changed. I'm a fan.
Some of the other actors were Viola Davis (Abileen), Octavia Spencer (Minny), Bryce Dallas Howard (Hilly), Jessica Chastain (Celia) and smaller roles by Allison Janney (Charlotte) and Sissy Spacek (Missus Walters). This movie was chalked full of wonderful actresses. And let me tell ya, they all were so good in their roles. I would say Minny really stole the show followed by the few scenes with Sissy Spacek.
If you haven't read this book, you should. It is so good. Of course the book is almost always better than the movie but this movie really did it justice. When I saw the previews I thought it was going to be too light-hearted compared to the book. And it was in parts. There were some really good funny parts but it also had it's serious moments. A really good mix.
To Sum it up: Funny, heart-breaking and packed with a bunch of strong women.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
week 33 "The Help"
We have been waiting to see this movie since we read the book. I was pretty excited as the book was good, and I felt a movie could probably capture everything it needed to make the movie as good. As usual, the movie wasn't as good as the book...Movies just can't get all the fun details, and I like details! However, this movie was better than most about getting close to the book.
I think the thing that really made it for me was that the characters in the book pretty much matched the movie characters. Sometimes the movie characters are just so off I can't get into it, this time I was not disappointed.
Emma Stone did a great job as Skeeter. Bryce Dallas Howard did a great job as Hilly, and I actually found myself more intrigued with Ceclia's role because I liked how Jessica Chastain played her. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the real winners for me though. I felt like I was walking through the book with their characters. KUDOS!!!
For anyone who hasn't read the book, or seen the movie yet, this is truly an inspiring story. I will say, the book will "close up" the story a little but better than the movie did. Everything ends as it should with no real questions...the movie left a few loose ends.
Great movie for all. My 14 year old daughter even said she liked it pretty well, and she is a hard one to please. See you next week.
I think the thing that really made it for me was that the characters in the book pretty much matched the movie characters. Sometimes the movie characters are just so off I can't get into it, this time I was not disappointed.
Emma Stone did a great job as Skeeter. Bryce Dallas Howard did a great job as Hilly, and I actually found myself more intrigued with Ceclia's role because I liked how Jessica Chastain played her. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the real winners for me though. I felt like I was walking through the book with their characters. KUDOS!!!
For anyone who hasn't read the book, or seen the movie yet, this is truly an inspiring story. I will say, the book will "close up" the story a little but better than the movie did. Everything ends as it should with no real questions...the movie left a few loose ends.
Great movie for all. My 14 year old daughter even said she liked it pretty well, and she is a hard one to please. See you next week.
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