Shelly Hineman

All of the acting is great, incredible even. It has a lot of inspirational qualities reminiscent of 'The Blindside', etc, at least in the first 20-30 minutes or so. Beyond that, it is often dark and sad. And, Renee Zellweger: sounding like herself, acting like herself, yet not looking like herself - is also a huge distraction. I'm sorry that it is Hollywood, not allowing an actor to appear any age between their 40's and Betty White, yet real people do actually like real people on the screen. The movie story was weighed down with sad stories, yet, a new great actress is better than a known great actress, who is not herself in appearance.

A beautiful historical movie of overcoming the odds with humility, and finding one's voice by earning respect. The true stories of these women are beyond remarkable, and the movie was powerful, moving, and encouraging.