The greatest

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2004)

This is a beautiful portrayal of the South in the early 20th century. I grew up about 100 miles from Monroeville Alabama (where the movie is set), and this movie is absolutely faithful to the feel and the people of the South of that time - good and bad. It also contains many lessons in courage and kindness.
My favorite part of this movie is the way it brings back my childhood to me.
I remember running around my town with my friends much like Scout and Jem and Dill run around Monroeville. We had a "monster" in the neighborhood, just like Boo Radley (although we never actually met him). And Atticus' and Calpurnia's lessons to Scout in good manners bring back lessons from my mother and grandmother.
The performances from Atticus and Mary Badham are just wonderful.