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The Help - Movie Review

The Help starring Emma Stone and Viola Davis is reviewed by Christy Lemire (AP critic and host of Ebert Presents at the Movies, check your local PBS listings), Alonso Duralde (TheWrap.com and Linoleum Knife podcast) and Grae Drake (Movies.com). See what other critics are saying: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_help/ Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times. Written by Walt Disney Pictures Support What The Flick?! for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=whattheflick-20

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  • Originally Aired August 11, 2011
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