Atticus Finch, an honourable man!

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2009)

The best part about this movie is Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. Such a character! Never does he move an inch from what he stands for, what he believes in, and that is justice! He is amazing in the courtroom, with his children and when coping with everything and everyone. Atticus Finch does it all right, he knows exactly how to behave in every situation. His character alone makes this movie worth seeing.
The movie starts with portraying the daily life of Atticus's two children, Jem and Scout, as they run around the neighbourhood mainly daring each other to get as near as possible to the house of a town original. They are two ordinary kids of 10 and 6, most often doing exactly the opposite of what they're told. Sometimes it's amusing watching them do their mischief, but what amused me most was the fact that they always called their dad "Atticus" and not "dad". It made me chuckle more than once.
The plot thickens when Finch takes the case of defending Tom Robinson, a black man, from having allegedly raped a white girl. Atticus gets VERY unpopular for taking the case, and even has to sit outside the prison guarding Robinson the night before trial so that the men of the town won't come and shoot the man. From here on comes one powerful scene after another with Atticus Finch's power in front.
This movie values equality, justice and strength of character. It shows very clear, yes like many other movies but still, the dreadful injustice racism can give, and has given so many times. Along with Peck's flawless performance, Brock Peters, James Anderson and all the kids also does superb acting. Absolutely worth seeing. 8,5/10