i have never hear of this film until it come to dvd . i be immediately intrigue by everything about it represent the actor and the title and the cover and and especially the author . arthur miller and you can not go wrong with him and can you . yep . i haven not read the novel and but i be go to guess it be a lot good than the film . i have high hope for this movie . i love macy and dern and and it look interesting . unfortunately and this film never really rise above cookie cutter message about racism and bigotry . if you have never see any other film that deal with this subject and or if you never know that america be found on bigotry and then maybe this film will wow you . others will probably find it predictable and stale and and overall bland .