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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
A story about humanity - and hope
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.
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
Go to bed. No really, go to bed.
I guess I`m on a winning streak this week. Last night I had the pleasure of watching the hysterical "Airborne" starring Steve Guttenberg, and tonight I found myself in the company of Burt Reynolds and Sledge Hammer. This is appearently the ending of some TV-series but nobody, and that includes Smokey himself, seems to care at all.
The only good thing here is Mr.Sledge Hammer himself. David Rasche knows too well this is utter crap and instead decides to camp up his worried congressman with pretty hilarious results.The equivalent of dancing around while working at McDonalds...