Near-perfect ‘A Beautiful Day’ captures the wholeness of Fred Rogers
Nov 20, 2019
2 minutes
If nothing is more difficult in the movies than convincingly portraying authentic goodness, then “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” can be counted near-perfect. It’s about a dirt-digging journalist, Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys, excellent), who grudgingly accepts an assignment from his Esquire magazine editor to profile children’s TV icon Fred Rogers (a perfectly cast Tom Hanks) for a special issue on heroes. Caught up in Rogers’ tranquil
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