The Help (Tate Taylor, 2011): USA

Reviewed by Kathleen Amboy.  Viewed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.   “You is kind, you is smart, you is important,” are the words that Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) lovingly projects to the neglected white baby girl she cares for, in addition to cooking and cleaning, as The Help for her uppity white boss, Elizabeth Leefolt (Ahna O’Reilly). … Continue reading The Help (Tate Taylor, 2011): USA