Despite being very obviously crafted to push buttons it does so extremely well and reveals some visceral emotional truths.

Interesting movie, let down by an overly preachy script and weak cast chemistry.

Okay so that was hopelessly outdated...

Slow to get going and it was quite hard to warm to the characters but it is thought provoking and it must have quite ahead of its time.

An at times very good but above all well-meaning message movie which at times hammers home its points overly directly, the kid and Peck's love interest stand-ins for the intended uneducated audience. That being said, the point of a movie like this is didactic in nature and the Best Picture prize is, I'd wager, most of all a tip of the hat recognizing the importance of raising the issue. All that aside, it's a thoroughly solid film.

Brilliant movie. Some of the acting is a little bad, but the story is awesome.

May be a bit too earnest.

This is a film that needed to be made and a message that needed to be told. Thank goodness it was ahead of its time.

The message of the film is eternal: the silence of otherwise good people needs to end before change can occur. Peck is a little stiff and hard to believe as a writer, and the speech is a little stiff too. Watch it for Celeste Holm and John Garfield.

Starts off slow, but ultimately makes some good points. The character's aren't very compelling (other than Celeste Holm's character; she's always awesome), but there are some pretty good monologues later on.

Give me a fucking break.

High points for Celeste Holm's character Anne Dettrey; sadly, many more negative points for the heavy-handed magic wand that "ends" Kathy's hypocrisy, and the character of Kathy herself.

This may be considered tame now, but it still works

Aside from the occasional rousing speech, the writing & direction are too stiff and dialog delivery seems mostly unnatural despite Peck's talent. Plot isn't woven stringently although the relationship thing is gripping. If there is or was a kind of antisemitism in existence in the USA as depicted here, it is to be hoped that this picture helps combat the mentality that creates these "restricted hotels" and "Gentleman's Agreements". Therein, and not in its cinematic virtues, lies its true value.

Amazing Gregory Peck movie.

It's a good movie but seems to be too preachy for its own good. I'm sure it was riveting in 1947 but now it feels severely dated for a movie made by Elia Kazan and led by Gregory Peck. Overall it's a good watch but it's an odd movie to be among the ranks of best picture winners.