"I said everything I had to say . . . ."

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2005)

Harper Lee, on why she never wrote another Great American Novel.
Some know when to shut up: some don't.
This is a Great American Novel if ever there was one. And THIS is the only film that could be made from it.
Far more rich and "southern" than any other "southern" novel -- including the overblown, florid "Gone With the Wind" -- this ensemble piece for three child actors and a few adults is a precise as a Bach fugue.
Name another film that so blatantly deals with parents / children, racism / humanity, lies / honesty, childhood / adulthood, justice / bigotry as "To Kill A Mockingbird." There are films that cheapen the medium. There are films that enhance it. There are films that go beyond all that's gone before and speak to audiences for all time.
"To Kill A Mockingbird" is one.
Magnificent work from all involved.