Review of The Butler (2013) by Dylan D — 06 Sep 2014
The Butler misses its opportunities for greatness but is nevertheless a solid picture that students of history will enjoy, though perhaps not love. No picture in recent memory feels so divided as this; on one hand telling a captivating, important, touching, and heartfelt story of a man's personal rise from nothing into prominent, respected witness to history, paralleling the rise of the civil rights movement and ending with the election of the country's first black President.
On the other hand, the film is littered with out-of-place actors, subpar performances, dubious history, and a finale that's at one moment touching and at another overplayed, destroying the point it's trying to make.
This review of The Butler (2013) was written by Dylan D on 06 Sep 2014.
The Butler has generally received positive reviews.
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