Review of The Butler (2013) by Prodigy2013 — 24 Dec 2013
Just got around to seeing ‘Lee Daniel’s The butler’ and in short; it was a moderately entertaining picture, with a possible identity crisis. The movie arbitrarily shifts from being a history lesson on racism, a teaser with various presidential cameos and a moving family drama.
With very good performances from Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, and David Oyelowo, it finds much success as a dynamic family drama; but the rest was a mixed bag. From the odd casting choices of the presidents to the haphazardly told story of 20th century racism in America, much of it just didn’t quite jell.
However, I would like to stress on the quality of those performances, which carries this film up steep slope. That’s what largely made this a decent watch.
This review of The Butler (2013) was written by Prodigy2013 on 24 Dec 2013.
The Butler has generally received positive reviews.
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