A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

PG 2019 film

1 review

This review contains spoilers.

This "short Mr. Rogers story" seems to almost encapsulate everything I know about Mister Rogers' career. The movie is graceful, charming, and impactful. I like that while they probably lessened it, the creators did not shy away from his public Christianity. The more "short story approach" that was taken as opposed to a biography of his whole life is not what I expected, but it lends itself well to the show's style. It also leaves room for other future movies (perhaps to be made by other studios) as it doesn't proclaim itself as "the definitive Mr. Rogers movie." Despite this, however, it does a pretty good job (from what I know) of portraying and teaching about the person of Mr. Rogers. Like I said before though, it is not a story of his whole life, nor is it a totally cumulative deep dive into his personality. There is so much more to explore! I also might recommend watching this multiple times to get the whole feel for it. The first half I was taken aback by the new Mr. Rogers and the uniqueness of the film.

2 years ago