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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 6/06

6/06: To Kill a Mockingbird is a noble film that's unbelievably overrated.

Gregory Peck plays a fine character in Atticus Finch; let's not go crazy beyond it, especially with the hero stuff. Of course, there's a superb run in the last twenty minutes. The child actors, especially Mary Badham, are excellent if somewhat annoying. Not uttering a single word, Robert Duvall has a captivating presence as Boo Radley.

All in all, I can readily acknowledge To Kill a Mockingbird is nice, but many people have made too much out of the book and subsequently the film.

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