Lee Daniels' The Butler (Lee Daniels)

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LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER

Director: Lee Daniels

imdb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327773/?ref_=sr_1)

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*sigh*

[Fezzik]

*sigh*

Well said, except I think my sigh is slightly more negative than yours.

This movie tries way too hard. It panders, it hits all the cliches note for note, and is blessed with one of the more cringeworthy screenplays I've ever witnessed in my life.

Winfrey and Whitaker were very good in this, but they had very little to work with.

[Winston*]

Forest Whitaker in

LEE DANIEL'S THE BUTLER

WRITTEN BY DANNY STRONG
DIRECTED BY LEE DANIELS

[Spinal]

Stop putting credits in the titles, Lee Daniels.

[EyesWideOpen]

Stop putting credits in the titles, Lee Daniels.

To be fair this time he didn't have a choice.

[Pop Trash]

What the hell is Sapphire up to these days?

[Ezee E]

What the hell is Sapphire up to these days?

Getting typecasted as the funny fat black lady.

[number8]

Getting typecasted as the funny fat black lady.

....

You're thinking of Gabourey Sidibe.

[Ezee E]

....

You're thinking of Gabourey Sidibe.

D'oh.

[NickGlass]

Scenes outside the White House >>> Scenes inside the White House

It tries to tell too many stories and there's no subtlety here, of course, but Oprah is a hoot, some scenes work like aces due to their powerful messiness, and the contrivances are more humorous than offensive. It's not a 'good' film per se, but it has effective moments. With the exception of its time-sensitive finale, it mostly feels like a Hollywood movie made in the 90s.

[Mal]

Forrest Gump but messy. Oprah and Whitaker are flawless. I couldn't stand looking at this movie sometimes thought.

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[eternity]

How Lee Daniels continues to make movies is simply amazing to me.