Mar 12, 2024jimg2000 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Feb 20, 2014
Disappointed that it did not go deeper into the role of a white house butler, though appreciated the significant civil rights movements and the presidential views on racial issues from Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy,Johnson,…
Mar 05, 2022SF2242 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Shallow, and no closed captioning, so I missed most of the dialogue. But thank God, Black filmmaking is coming into its day, and Blacks are represented on tv. I won't like everything, but I'm grateful for more Black films. I learned from…
Dec 25, 2021voisjoe1_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent summary of the history of White racism from share cropping to the election of Barack O'bama. Reagan is the only president whose racism is openly portrayed as he supported South African apartheid and we were left wondering how…
Jul 29, 2020Liber_vermis rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Although the acting is mediocre, the arc of this movie covering 50 years of black civil and political rights struggle and the attitudes of the presidents (Truman to Reagan) in the White House is captivating. In this era of "Black Lives…
Jan 30, 2018P58Jackson rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A single word: poignant. As to previous comments: akirakato sums it up very well. On the other hand, Byond has something of a point. It struck me right away that though what happened in the beginning clearly happened on many occasions, it…
Mar 23, 2016akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a 2013 docu-drama directed by Lee Daniels, loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen.
Forest Whitaker plays as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century…
Feb 28, 2016Byond rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
My own reaction was disappointment. If it was intended as propaganda it probably hit the mark. We're hooked early with the rape and murder, but those never happened. A very free approach to history turns this into a charmless Forrest…
Of all the movies on the subject of racial discrimination in recent years, I found this to be the best. The main characters were not simply caricatures but well rounded and believable.
Sep 03, 2015melek rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an exquisite movie. Enough said.
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Aug 03, 2015lcad rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie spanning a lifetime. Highly recommend it. Completely engrossed from beginning to end. Forest Whitaker is wonderful in his role. Hard to grasp Oprah in her role, but after I put aside the fact that she was Oprah, she was…
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The Butler