Inspiring and heavy handed.

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2017)

There's a lot of wooden characters in this movie. Most were just put into the story to tell an narrative of racism and sexism. The film doesn't lighten up on this and that's why it didn't get a higher score.
Now for the good.
Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Taraji G. Henson, and Kevin Costner are good in this movie. Taraji Henson has a lot of talent and she's wonderful to watch. Octavia Spencer could have been featured more. She's done a lot of different and fun roles in the past and she's delightful. This is the first time I've seen Janelle Monae and she was solid. Kevin Costner delivers a solid role as Kevin Costner again (that's what he does best).
The historical story of these women is interesting enough without all the pandering. If the film makers had a little subtlety, it would have been a much better movie.
On a side note: If anyone is claiming the film is bad because of revisionist history, put that label on every biographical film made.