why the movie rated so high?
i've just finished the movie, and feel tired and exausted,
just an average movie i think, not so good, why the 8.2?
I'm getting a bit tired of all these Ritalin-fed whippersnappers complaining on every message board of a great classic that it was "so boring and overrated". If you don't have the patience to watch something in black and white dealing with real people in realistic situations instead of endless CGI explosions, that's fine. But please spare us your ignorant nagging.
shareI'm certainly no Ritalin-fed whippersnapper and I like Jimmy Stewart a lot - but was underwhelmed by this movie. As to why some rate it highly and others don't, it would have to come down to the same subjective reasons as any other movie. Frankly, either the story and characters capture your imagination, or they don't. And for me, it just didn't. I didn't much care about the woman, I didn't like her husband nor care much about him, and the same goes for the other characters.
I don't much care if a movie is black and white, and actually I have a preference for older films with the earlier generations of actors, most of whom I regard as superior to today's. That did not save this movie for me.
Characters and a story have to draw me in a get me hooked. If this movie works for someone then that's all that matters. For my money even Jimmy Stewart's character just didn't do it for me; I think it's one of my least favorite roles that he's played.
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i agree with what dbentley4 said. i love this movie and i watch it quite often. the reason i like this movie is because it shows the reality of a courtroom the nuts and bolts of practice of law. it always bothers me that To kill a mockingbird is rated as the best courtroom drama, "to kill.... "might be a better movie than anatomy but as a courtroom drama anatomy is far superior, i dont remember any point of law discussed in "to kill..."or any interesting cross examinations.
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