Friday, August 30, 2013

LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER

Movie:  Lee Daniels' The Butler
Jan's Rating:  B+
Time:  2 Hours 12 Minutes

Jan's Opinion:  Saw this movie today with cousin Bonnie, and friends Patty and Kris.  We all enjoyed the movie very much.  If anyone in the movie gets an academy award, it should be Forest Whitaker, who did an excellent job playing the role of "The Butler" in the White House from the Eisenhower years through Reagan's term in office.  Probably my only complaint with the movie is..... the actors who played the Presidents' roles looked nothing like the person they were playing.  With all the actors in Hollywood and the makeup artists, I do think they could have done a better job in that area.  The movie was a true story and anyone my age will remember when this happened.....remember the Black Panthers?  I do.