A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood - Netflix

Mr Rogers is an absolute legend in the US.
I hadn’t heard of him until recently. I haven’t seen the film (but of a non-post, sorry!)

Yes I believe he is Fanny. In one of the series of This Is Us Kevin as a little boy talked about wanting to watch his programme. The film gives a good idea of what his programmes were like and the kind of man he was.

I agree, it’s an enjoyable, heart warming film. I read that British audiences feared Mr Rogers would be one of those hiding in plain site people. So pleased we were wrong

I quite enjoyed it, I think I tuned into it more than anything because l really like Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, he was the main draw for me, fabulous Mr Darcy in Death Comes to Pemberley. Tom Hanks always reliably good.

I really like Tom Hanks, but I couldn’t warm to this film.

Thank you for the recommendation Jane43.
I watched this, this afternoon and enjoyed it very much.

I bought the dvd ages ago and enjoyed it. It’s almost impossible to believe that anyone could be that nice but he really was*. It’s worth reading about him on Wikipedia, too.
* I guess one could say the same about Tom Hanks as well!

I grew up watching Mr Rogers. He is so calming and I learned so much from him. And yes, he is a legend here in the US.

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I grew up watching Mr Rogers. He is so calming and I learned so much from him. And yes, he is a legend here in the US.

(I am formerly freedomfromthepast with a new user name)

I discovered Bob Ross when the pandemic started: another American legend!

Bob Ross is having a come back moment after Covid. I remember watching him all the time way back when. Now, though, I had to turn him off because the scraping of his knife on the palette drove me crazy.

I still watch him if I’m struggling to get to sleep and it still works. 15 minutes in and I’m gone. It was a stroke of genius by the BBC showing his programmes at the start of the pandemic.

I was really looking forward to this film but like grannygravy I didn't warm to it. Usually love Tom Hanks in everything.

Two of my favourite actors, so I liked it very much. But I can see that it's not everyone's cup of tea.