To Kill A Mockingbird Unrated
The best movie of 1962, Mockingbird is the story of a small southern isolated town in the early part of the century, where a crime is committed and a black simple man stands accused. A brilliant movie for its day, brooding, dark, suspenseful and jittery, even when they just do light and dark. Helps that the cast is so good. The kids are eerily misguided and you almost want to claw your seat when they get into trouble. This was amazing. It couldn't be remade. (Now it was 1960s era black and white, and their idea of suspense was long tense shots of brooding, a lot of eye movement, and a lot of characters just looking longing, as today they would blare some ridiculous soundtrack and give it away ten minutes before something happens). No, this is a good flick. Not for the kids though. It would probably get a PG 13 rating for suspense. (It's unlikely that anyone under 20 could sit through it though, unless they're patient). Review by Adam Browne
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