A Stunning Movie

The Help. It will make you laugh--more than once. And it will make you cry--more than once.

I did not read the book before seeing the movie. Which is always my preference when a book is made into a movie so my mental image of the book characters doesn't conflict with the movie characters.

My Saturday late afternoon was spent in a movie theater watching this incredible movie. Not sure if it is more of a chick film or not. I didn't take my husband as he ruins movies for me if he doesn't like them so I don't have his reaction to go by. But there were a lot of men in the audience. It's a long movie. I don't have the exact running length, but it started at 3:10 (not sure if that time includes the ads and the upcoming previews) and by the time I got back to my car (steps from the theater) it was after 6. The acting is incredible. And the movie never drags. At least it didn't for me.

For the first time in a long time, (although its may be my choice of movies or the times I attend) the theater was near full. A mixed race audience. And a very responsive (in a good way) audience.

I'm just glad I didn't see this movie with the two youngest of my four daughters. They both would have been sobbing--with no restraint.

Even when the days and times look dark, I pray that decent humans stand at their peril against wrong.

From my heart to yours.

Susan Ralph