Movies of a Petite Aspie

Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer Director: Tate Taylor Writer(s): Tate Taylor (screenplay), Kathryn Stockett (novel) Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney Rated: PG-13   Genres: Drama, Comedy Release Date: August 10, 2011  Tagline: Change begins with a whisper  Rotten Tomatoes Score: 72%   "The Help", based on the novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, is one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, and not merely by fans of the novel. Moviegoers have been wondering how Tate Taylor, a virtually unknown director, would handle adapting such an adored - and controversial - book. It turns out, he delivers a humorous and heart-rending film.  The film takes place in the 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi. Skeeter Phelan (Emma Stone, never better), an ambitious and intelligent young college graduate, embarks on an unusual assignment: to write a book from the point of view of "the he...