"A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood": Movie Review
In essence, "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" is a spiritual journey of considerable modern day significance. Even with the inclusion of a few blunders, Tom Hanks consistently represents the proof that miracle workers do exist. Additionally, the crisp direction by Marielle Heller ("The Diary Of a Teenage Girl", "Can You Ever Forgive Me?") bolsters an inconsistent script, that occasionally relies too little on Fred Rogers himself.
A driven and hard nosed journalist, Lloyd Vogal (Matthew Rhys), known for his hard hitting pieces is assigned to tackling the illustrious innocence of his interview subject Mister Rogers (Hanks).
Layered with a multitude of emotional complexities (sometimes too much so), "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" is a dynamically ambitious feat. An authenticity is cultivated by its meditative deliberation between two polar opposite individuals. It's consistently liberating to peek behind the curtains, and witness the stimulating conversations Vogal and Rogers pursue with one another. No musical cues, or sweeping orchestral scores are required to swoon audiences, as the dialogues impact is incredibly executed, and able to stand on its own.
However, its perplexing oversight with Vogal's father (Chris Cooper) is a contrived diversion, that dissolves into mushy melodrama. Even worse, its clumsy resolution confirms its incompatible nature with the narrative of Mister Rogers, and puts a damper on the storylines cohesion.
Faults aside, a moving performance by Hanks and impressive directing by Heller, reveal a thoughtfully constructed, and critically pertinent portrayal of an American icon that deserves to be celebrated.
A driven and hard nosed journalist, Lloyd Vogal (Matthew Rhys), known for his hard hitting pieces is assigned to tackling the illustrious innocence of his interview subject Mister Rogers (Hanks).
Layered with a multitude of emotional complexities (sometimes too much so), "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" is a dynamically ambitious feat. An authenticity is cultivated by its meditative deliberation between two polar opposite individuals. It's consistently liberating to peek behind the curtains, and witness the stimulating conversations Vogal and Rogers pursue with one another. No musical cues, or sweeping orchestral scores are required to swoon audiences, as the dialogues impact is incredibly executed, and able to stand on its own.
However, its perplexing oversight with Vogal's father (Chris Cooper) is a contrived diversion, that dissolves into mushy melodrama. Even worse, its clumsy resolution confirms its incompatible nature with the narrative of Mister Rogers, and puts a damper on the storylines cohesion.
Faults aside, a moving performance by Hanks and impressive directing by Heller, reveal a thoughtfully constructed, and critically pertinent portrayal of an American icon that deserves to be celebrated.
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