Quickie Review: A journalist, and fledgling book writer, decides to write about the colored female help in racially segregated Jackson, Mississippi, in the early to mid 1960s.
I loved this movie! So did the audience. ( It didn't get a "Hands Clapper" ending, though. ) Go see this movie if it's still playing in your area. It will be worth the time and the money that you spend on it--even with popcorn and drinks included.
This movie has very strong performances from its casts, both the principal and the supporting! It is well-acted, well-scripted, well-paced and well-directed. Even the very old maid and the tiny toddlers all acted well. This will be a very strong contender for Oscars in at least two--maybe more--categories!
Here are the things that I didn't like about this movie--and they're all about the pie: Was that whipped cream on top of the pie? I ask because if it was, it wouldn't have survived the trip from the maid's kitchen, to the bus and into the employer's house. Why would any of them walk around with uncovered pie? Very unsanitary. Oh, and if you mix "such a thing" into a pie, it would add a recognizably "distinctive" taste to the pie ( Not to mention, put one at risk of suffering from food poisoning--no laughing matter )! The movie would have been perfect if not for these pie problems.
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