Saturday, August 13, 2011


Y'all, y'all, y'all. My mama and I had a girls' date on Wednesday and we got ourselves to the nearest movie theater, bought us some popcorn and sat down to the best two hour book turned film I've seen in a long time The Help. Do you remember me talking to y'all about the novel. First of all, get off your hiney and get your sad self to the library and borrow a copy if you've not read it. Second, read it and then get your less sad self to a cinema and watch this movie. I mean it.
Aibileen. Oh mercy. I'm not even really sure what to say, other than: spot on. Gorgeously done.
And Skeeter. At first I wasn't sure (before I saw the movie) I mean I adore Emma Stone (I have since House Bunny and The Rocker. What ya looking at? You don't know my life) but I had my doubts. But child, I'm a believer now. Look at her. And the thing is, it's not just her, everyone was perfectly cast. The acting was honest and sensitively done. And the chemistry between the cast as a whole was enough to make you believe in movies again. Hallelujah! I believe.
Just do yourself a favor, go see it. Love the costuming. Love the accents. Love the storytelling and the acting. And I'm not going to tell you to be moved and learn something but I'm telling you you're made of something less like jello and more like stone if you don't.

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