As a kid Cecil Gaines witnessed his father get murdered by a white man and then taken in to learn to be a server in the same man's house. Realizing he should leave before receiving the same fate as his dad, he sets out to fend for himself. After learning to become a diligent butler, an adult Cecil (Whitaker) while working at a luxury hotel in Washington is extended a job to work as a butler at the White House. While serving presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower (Williams) to Ronald Reagan (Rickman), he struggles to maintain his own house where his wife Gloria (Winfrey) is not happy and his son Louis (Oyelowo) becomes involved heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement jeopardizing his job at the state capital.
Reel Talk:
This film is a depiction of true events surrounding a butler who served 8 presidents before retiring. I gotta say this movie was awesome! With an all star cast with great to good performances all the way around. Director Lee Daniels does a great job engaging your emotions from happy, sad, mad and ecstatic. This is definitely an Oscar nomination film and a must see.
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Elijah Kelley, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robin Williams
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Rated: PG-13
I give it 5 corn dogs and a soda on the side.
By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler
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