First mention has to be that the cast is great. For the most part well acted.
My biggest problem with the film was co-opting a decent and interesting story about a dedicated man who subtly fought for equal opportunity and pay for himself and other minority White House employees through 5+decades and many epic pieces of history. What the directory provided instead was a civil rights version of Forest Gump with about as much connection to reality.
To quote the fictional version of MLK speaking to fictional future civil rights leader son of the fictional Cecil:
Martin Luther King Jr.: Young brother, the black domestic defy racial stereotypes by being hardworking and trustworthy. He slowly tears down racial hatred with his example of a strong work ethic and dignified character. Now, while we perceive the butler or the maid to be subservient, in many ways they are subversive, without even knowing it.
Sometimes history actually tells a better story than fiction.
Might be worth the time for this one if you have nothing better to do, but don't pay for it.
My biggest problem with the film was co-opting a decent and interesting story about a dedicated man who subtly fought for equal opportunity and pay for himself and other minority White House employees through 5+decades and many epic pieces of history. What the directory provided instead was a civil rights version of Forest Gump with about as much connection to reality.
To quote the fictional version of MLK speaking to fictional future civil rights leader son of the fictional Cecil:
Martin Luther King Jr.: Young brother, the black domestic defy racial stereotypes by being hardworking and trustworthy. He slowly tears down racial hatred with his example of a strong work ethic and dignified character. Now, while we perceive the butler or the maid to be subservient, in many ways they are subversive, without even knowing it.
Sometimes history actually tells a better story than fiction.
Might be worth the time for this one if you have nothing better to do, but don't pay for it.
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