The Butler follows Forrest Whittaker as Cecil Gaines a White House Butler during the Civil Rights movement in America.
Much of the pre-release publicity was based around Oprah Winfrey, who plays Cecil's wife Gloria, however for me the Stand out performance is by David Oyelowo as Cecil's son Loius.
This is only just over a 2 hour long film, however with large sections where very little seems to be happening, it felt overly long. Also it seems a bit confused about style, some bits are narrated whereas others are not.
If you are interested in the Civil Rights movement, then this has a lot to say, however I didn't find it as engaging as I thought it might be.
This is a good movie, but it is just lacking that extra something that turns a good movie into a great movie. I couldn't help feeling a little underwhelmed 6/10
Much of the pre-release publicity was based around Oprah Winfrey, who plays Cecil's wife Gloria, however for me the Stand out performance is by David Oyelowo as Cecil's son Loius.
This is only just over a 2 hour long film, however with large sections where very little seems to be happening, it felt overly long. Also it seems a bit confused about style, some bits are narrated whereas others are not.
If you are interested in the Civil Rights movement, then this has a lot to say, however I didn't find it as engaging as I thought it might be.
This is a good movie, but it is just lacking that extra something that turns a good movie into a great movie. I couldn't help feeling a little underwhelmed 6/10
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