Call it Hollywood’s 3D August clearance sale or call it a disaster but what ever way you look at it, the glut of new movies unleashed last week pretty much bombed. When a small drama (“The Help”) about black maids in the racially-tinged South of the 1960’s in its second weekend wipes the floor over brand new big genre action and family movies, It may be time for Hollywood to think again just what it is that audiences want these days?
“The Help” comes at a time when issues like racism & civil rights are out of fashion, and so the theme seems slightly fresher. The film is fun and has good performances from performers like Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Bryce Dallas Howard. But as a commentary on the issues of race in America, it may be a bit dull.
Top Movies for Weekend of August 19, 2011 (estimates)
1 The Help (PG13)
2 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG)
3 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (PG)
4 Conan the Barbarian (R)
5 Fright Night (R)
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