Review of The Butler (2013) by Kyle C — 25 Jun 2014

I'm surprised this movie didn't get a lot of Oscar attention, especially since the acting, I thought, was absolutely amazing. Now, I haven't seen The Color Purple, but man Oprah can act! Who knew?

I'm also surprised this didn't get nominated because it's a historical piece. Even though it takes place in history, some people's characteristics are changed. That is oscar bait! The length was also decent enough to tell the whole story of the fictionalized Cecil Gaines.The soundtrack was also very catchy and got stuck in my head very quickly, particularly the slow piano tune used throughout the film. I liked seeing a life story from start to finish, instead of seeing childhood memories through only flashbacks like in Ray. You can tell plenty of work was put into making this film and it definitely paid off.