A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Directed by Marielle Heller Tom Hanks Matthew Rhys Chris Cooper Maybe it's because we need kindness right now. Civility. We long to be seen and to be treated gently. That could be what draws us to our childhood friend, Mr. Rogers. Still, an underlying fear that "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" would be a sappy two hours in the dark, leaving viewers tacky with sweetness, might keep you from rushing to the theater. It did this movie lover. And maybe that's why it proved better than expectations - expectations were not high. But, oh, happy day! This is a good story and a good movie! We can always count on Tom Hanks . From Forrest Gump to Sully , he delivers. An in A Beautiful Day, he brings us a real, live, grown up Mr. Rogers. We already knew, of course, that Mr. Rogers was a gentle, loving man who put the highest value on kids. If we watched Morgan Neville's docume