A better book.

Rating: 5/10 (18 August 1999)

Although the actors did a good job in showing most of the story line, the movie did not show some of the more important details that were in the book. For example the important scene in the book were the white children are challenged in the church was not included. Calpurnia, and most of the black actors in the movie had next to nothing to say. This stopped the viewer from getting to know the black people. The only time a black person gets to say his opinion is in the court. The killer line, "The meanest person god ever blew breath into" was said by the wrong person and lost it's impact. Basically I think that all people should read the book to get a better idea of what Harper-Lee was trying to show in her book. The movie doesn't reflect this. Read the book first.