A heartfelt drama about the civil rights movement, The Help follows Skeeter, a headstrong, young, white woman who interviews several black maids in order to publish a book about their unjust experiences. Slow for the first half - even a little unravelled - the film eventually composes itself and finds its niche. From a modern day perspective, it becomes incredibly difficult not to simplify the characters as one of two types of people during this period: the empathetic good and the psychopathic evil. This is probably inevitable given the subject matter. The soundtrack is carefully chosen and while it is under-utilised this works as too much music would detract from the tone of the film. Definitely engaging by the time the curtain closes and worthy of a few viewings.
8.5/10
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