A story about humanity - and hope

Rating: Null/10 (17 August 2003)

Once every few years you watch a movie which make you feel like
you actually learned something about life and the human spirit. In a lifetime an average person like you and me get to see thousands of movies, and quite a few of them we will even enjoy. But let´s face it: The only reason we keep going, is on the off chance something like "To kill a mockingbird" will come along and tell us how life really is. In essence a deeply human story about tolerance, although suberbly acted with quiet dignity by Gregory Peck, the heart and soul of this movie belongs to the kids. In using the children´s point of view director Robert Mulligan shows us the intolerance of the depression era without turning it into a morality tale. Of course this IS a morality tale, but it´s done with heart, grace and skill. The best kind.