johnmiddleton12

This is the best tongue in cheek western ever made,my wife who does not particularly like westerns thoroughly enjoyed the movie as it had good story telling,was well directed,cut,edited and at nearly two and a half hours that seemed like sixty minutes there was never a dull moment,great special effects plenty of comedy,lots of very scary moments and of course an element of love.Johnny Depp was great as Tonto and for all those who leave cinemas before the end of the titles you will never know what you missed. This is a movie that will thrill most,far better than expected. I can hardly wait for the Blu-ray.To tell you more would spoil many of the surprises, see it for yourself.

If ever a Movie/Book has bared the soul of red neck America it is The Help. And the person to thank is Kathryn Stockett author of the book The Help a fictionalised account of life in Jackson,Mississippi seven years before Stockett was born. This marvellous story which could apparently apply to the 1990's or today about attitudes in Jackson had no blacks consulted in the writing of the book according to the author in a recent court case where Abilene Cooper a maid from Jackson who had worked for Stockett's brother failed in a lawsuit for $50,000 to have it recognised as her story. So we know it's fictional and nothing has changed. The story is of an aspiring newspaper reporter come writer returning from New York to Jackson and see's the opportunity to write a book on 'The Help' the black maids who raised the white children of the south but were unable to look after their own or indeed use the toilet facilities within the house. There is no doubt this is a well told story and to not be moved would possibly put you amongst the red necks. Their were some very funny moments and the screenplay by Tate Taylor has picked up the essence of the ongoing attitudes. If there is one thing I would like to see is a redistribution of the wealth of this film/book to the people of this story and a fitting memorial in Jackson for the people to reflect on their attitudes.

This was a well-constructed screen play which from the surprising start had me engrossed in the story. The dancing was great and the music terrific. I attended with my granddaughter and her friend and they gave it 9 out of 10 I would say more about the story but it would spoil it. Dennis Quaid as the preacher and Andie McDowell as the preacher's wife played stalwart roles as the overprotective parents of the beautiful Ariel (Julianne Hough) who rebels as teenagers do against their strict rules. Enter mechanic Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormald) high school gymnast, dancer who finds the town rules a bit hard to take until he decides to take on the town, what happens next well that's what you find out when you go see the movie.