Bullseyes: ② (out of 5)
I
thought about doing one word movie reviews one time. If I had gone this route, The Butler’s review
would be simply: ‘Yawn’.
The
Butler follows the real life travails of Cecil
Gaines – Forest Whitaker -
from his modest roots as a cotton picker to the dizzy heights of White House
butlery serving 8 US presidents. The
problem with the story is that, once it gets going - nothing really
happens. Let’s face it, butlering is not
a particularly interesting profession, and Oprah Winfrey’s presence does
nothing to spice it up. You sort of feel
that Oprah just put herself in the frame to give the Oscar judges a subtle
poke.
‘Hey folks
it’s me (again) – how about a trophy…?’
They’ll
need a big poke too to wake them up from this.
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