THE HELP

Movie: The Help
Rating: 9
Time: 2 Hours 17 Minutes

Jan's Opinion: Saw this movie today with Cousin Bonnie and friends Patty and Kris and we all loved it. We had heard a few people say they didn't care for it so I think we were expecting a dud and it wasn't at all. I think the fact that it has been so long since we read the book that we had forgotten some of the details so did not miss them if they were forgotten. The cast gave outstanding performances! Octavia Spencer was delightful as Minnie, Emma Stone very genuine as Skeeter, Ron Howard's daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard played the part of a real B____ in the movie, Sissy Spacek gave us several laughs as Bryce Howard's Mother, and Jessica Chastain was a real charmer playing the role of Celia Foote. All the characters gave great performances, I just don't know all their names. I'm sure everyone knows what this movie is about, how the whites treated their "help" in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960's. We all agreed to give the movie a rating of "9" so hope you will enjoy it as much as we did.