Sunday, 21 February 2016

The Help (2011 Tate Taylor & scr)

An acting delight - even the wallpaper's good in it. Wonderful moments between Viola Davies and Octavia Spencer (who won the Oscar), Bryce Dallas Howard superbly bitchy, Jessica Chastain touchingly vulnerable, Emma Stone and Allison Janney.

"Minnie don't burn chicken". Film gets better each time.

Music by Thomas Newman, shot by Stephen Goldblatt (Lethal Weapon). Closely based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel. Taylor's debut was Pretty Ugly People in 2008 (mixed reviews).

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