Lee Daniels' the Butler Reviews

Lee Daniels' the Butler

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  • An Education In Service

    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

  • The Butler - Served through 8 Presidents and the Civil Rights Movement

    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

  • The Butler: Up to and Past the Historical March

    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

  • More Than A Butler

    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

  • Service to Presidents

    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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