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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 10, 2013
Pros: Whitaker, Winfrey, Oyelowo, Gooding, good story Cons: I wish history had played more of a part
Summary: From an early age, Cecil Gaines learned how to serve others, and do so with the utmost of respect. The story of Cecil, which included a thirty-year stint as a service staff member in the White House, is told in Lee Daniels' The Butler. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2013
Pros: Acting, especially of Forest Whitaker as The Butler. Cons: The presidents of the US were mostly hilariously miscast.
Summary: I enjoy biographies a lot. One of the things that has struck me in reading biographies of some of my heroes like Ray Charles, John Coltrane and even Jimi Hendrix is how they had to suffer several injustices simply because they were ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 6, 2013
Pros: This is a glance into the black-and-white picture of America. Cons: So much history, difficult to pack into one little movie.
Summary: Once upon a time — in America, there was one history, but some Americans didn’t really want that complete and true history told. So, they tried to whitewash it. Now, The Butler unveils the complete portrait and if one ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 20, 2013
Pros: Compelling story of the career of a character you really care about Cons: Presidents Ford and Carter given short shrift
Summary: Lee Daniels transformed the real-life Eugene Allen, who had one son, into the fictional Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), who had two, and slightly changed the years Allen worked in the White House (he actually arrived when Truman was President). The ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 19, 2013
Pros: Great acting performances from all. A story that is historical and easy to follow. Cons: The miscast of Robin Williams and John Cusack.
Summary: The Butler is a tearjerker not so much for the story but for the spectacular performance by the always reliable Forrest Whitaker. The story follows the semi-fictional Cecil Gaines (Whitaker) from the time he works the Georgia cotton fields as a boy ... read more
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