perfect

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2002)

I just saw this again, broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as part of a Gregory Peck "marathon". Beautifully and atmospherically filmed in black and white. Full of powerful and stirring moments that are never bombastic or overstated. I remembering crying at the end of the novel when I read it at age 14 for school. The film has the same effect on me, every time. The early- to mid-sixties produced some superb films, of which this is a stellar example. Many older films seem hokey and dated after a couple of decades. "Mockingbird" holds up superbly. It is a perfect movie.