Film: The Help
Year: 2011
Writer/Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O'Reilly, Anna Camp, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Mike Vogel, Chris Lowell, Mary Steenburgen.
Running time: 146 min.
I am a terrible person. The first thing you should know about me is that I am a terrible reader. I just never have enough time to dedicate to a book. On the odd occasion that I do end up reading a book, it's for either of these two reasons: a) I have to read it for school or b) I've seen the movie, and I'm interested in the book. Basically, I will really only choose to read the book if I've seen the movie. However, about a month ago I discovered that our school library had just put out 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett, and I knew I had to read it. Mainly because I was going to see the movie whenever it came out. I finished the book about three weeks ago, and I loved every single page of it. When it came time for me to finally see the movie, I had a very different experience. I knew what was going to happen, I was constantly on the look out for the stuff I liked in the book, and I was just hoping that everyone did a good job playing the marvellous characters in the movie. While there were some things missing, I loved the movie version of The Help just about as much as I loved the novel.
