Though arguably guilty of glossing over its racial themes, The Help rises on the strength of its cast -- particularly Viola Davis, whose performance is powerful enough to carry the film on its own. - Rotten Tomatoes
PLOT: The Help stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny-three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed-even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times. -- (C) DreamWorks
PG-13, 2 hr. 17 min.
Directed By: Tate Taylor
Written By: Tate Taylor
In Theaters: Aug 10, 2011 Wide
On DVD: Dec 6, 2011
US Box Office:$169.7M
DreamWorks Studios
ACTORS/ACTRESSES: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson
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