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By Gunnyart (56) on 29 Sep 2011

Admirable effort but I'm not sure it lived up to all the hype. I'm a pushover for a tear jerker but was never moved to that point…

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By Hallie (7) on 23 Sep 2011

It wasn't as amazing as I was told but I did enjoy it! I didn't care for the ending…

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By Glenn Lovell (434) for CinemaDope (253) on 21 Sep 2011

Part conscience-searing history lesson, part shamelessly manipulative melodrama, Tate Taylor's adaptation sinks its teeth in early and never…

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By Belmsher (18) on 18 Sep 2011

It let me down how much this movie pales in comparison to book, not that it doesn't happen often but in this particular case this is so blatantly…

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By Cincinnatidave (20) on 18 Sep 2011

This was a beautifully filmed period drama that will be nominated, but won't win, for the Best Picture Oscar…

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By Rebecca Barry Hill (44) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 13 Sep 2011

It's a feel-good, revenge-seeking satire, the kind that makes you want to shout 'go girl!' from the cinema aisle…

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By Ryanpratt (38) on 11 Sep 2011

Rent-it - This racially hyper film about some extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s is carried by its talented cast who make…

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By Citizencharlie (90) on 07 Sep 2011

The Help is at once a joy to watch for its absorbing yet haunting story and for the superior acting by Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer…

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By Neil Pond (477) for American Profile (252) on 07 Sep 2011

A robust piece of storytelling, a fountain of fiercely good, fem-centric ensemble acting, and a refreshing change of pace from raunchy romantic…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 07 Sep 2011

In The Help, lying is a way of life. If the maids lie as a function of their employment, their employers lie in ways at once subtler and more blatant…

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By Jdicksteihn (12) on 04 Sep 2011

The director, Tate Taylor, knows exactly how he wants the audience to feel about every character and every scene…

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By Retiredat56 (2) on 03 Sep 2011

My wife grew up in the south and wanted to see this movie. Not excited to be there, I expected it to be melodramatic and unmoving…

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By Lahaine (33) on 03 Sep 2011

The Help is a racially themed film that's probably a bit too pretty and crowd pleasing…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 03 Sep 2011

A Civil Rights drama that artfully dramatizes the love for one's enemy espoused by Martin Luther King…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 01 Sep 2011

Superbly cast and effectively scripted, The Help has been designed to forge a direct connection with the viewer on an emotional level…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 01 Sep 2011

A chore to sit through. At 146 minutes long, there is absolutely no excusing the running time... a panoply of lazy bromides…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 01 Sep 2011

If you get to the end of this movie without tearing up at least once, please check for a pulse; you might already be dead…

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By Adam Bub (19) for MovieFIX (60) on 01 Sep 2011

The acting, period detail and luminous cinematography make up for some of the over-sentimentalised moments…

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By Julie Rigg (120) for MovieTime, ABC Radio National (314) on 01 Sep 2011

It's well crafted and performed and well, if all the ends tie up a little too neatly and every single sub-text is spelled out, that's Hollywood…

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By Belinda Hazleton (8) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 01 Sep 2011

It's a heartfelt effort and soundly performed, but it doesn't have the depth or nuance to sustain its long running time…

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