Review of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) by Hipsterdufus — 26 Nov 2019

I watched Mister Rogers as a very young child from age 5 to 9. My favorite part was the Land of Make Believe. Tom Hanks really captured the demeanor of Fred Rogers, but keep in mind this is not a movie about Mister Rogers. Rather, it is a film about how Lloyd deals with his relationship with his father and how it has affected his life. Overall, this film was not what I expected it to be. Fred Rogers was really an amazing person and I wish the film had focused mostly on that aspect and given us more of the history. Fred Rogers basically saved PBS from dying in the early years because Nixon wanted to cut the funding.

Overall, I did enjoy the film and it is well done, but I wanted to know more about the show, how it came to be and the story of Fred Rogers, not Lloyd Vogel. Hanks should get an Oscar nod for his performance, but its more for supporting actor.