Review of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) by Andrew I — 16 Oct 2010
By reputation, I was looking forward to seeing this film. I was pleased that despite being described as a "courtroom drama" there is plenty more to it than that. It was certainly an agreeable enough way to pass a few hours, and Gregory Peck is very good indeed, but afterwards, the 'moral of the story' seemed somewhat blurred.
Was Boo Radley a misunderstood 'good guy'? Was he good at all? For me, the court case was rather too obvious - the townspeople were all cliched violent redneck caricatures and the accused was a super goody-goody, who even had a handicapped arm to rule him as innocent rather too quickly.
Life is not usually that simple. There is no mystery at all, which is a shame, for what is otherwise an intelliigent, enjoyable and mildly thought-provoking film.
This review of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) was written by Andrew I on 16 Oct 2010.
To Kill a Mockingbird has generally received very positive reviews.
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