A film that is both love letter to what may very well be the great American novel and a well researched exploration into the life and personality of its author.

| Original Score: 4.0/4.0 | Sep 10, 2020

Murphy seems determined above all to respect Lee's desire for privacy, making her a sort of anti-Errol Morris.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 8, 2011

Not the most accomplished of documentaries, but it's amiable enough.

| Jun 24, 2011

Between interviews about the merits and courage of the novel and clips from the 1962 film adaptation that earned Gregory Peck an Academy Award, Mary McDonagh Murphy's directorial debut offers up a few morsels of fresh material.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 24, 2011

Here's a riddle. Why is any documentary about Harper Lee like a doughnut? Because both have a hole in the middle.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 31, 2011

Harper Lee hasn't been interviewed in 47 years, but this meditation on her only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, puts you inside her skin.

| Original Score: B+ | May 27, 2011

It would have been wonderful if Lee had consented to an interview for this documentary, but at least we have, among many others, her 99-year-old sister Alice.

| Original Score: B+ | May 26, 2011

Hey, Boo is so appealing because it's obviously and undeniably a work of commitment and passion.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 21, 2011

Fascinating documentary about the reclusive author and her sole literary masterpiece.

| May 20, 2011

...a lovingly told biography that is well-crafted, informative and entertaining - all things that a good documentary should be.

| Original Score: B+ | May 19, 2011

...more a celebration of a book and its movie adaptation than a biographical documentary...Passages are read and we marvel at just how many great moments are there to be found.

| Original Score: B | May 18, 2011

An unremarkable docu.

| May 18, 2011

Hey, Boo solves the mystery of Boo, and also, to some degree, the mystery of Harper Lee. It's a fine film, well worth seeing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 18, 2011

It's always nice to see a movie that values literature and literacy - and this is one of the better ones.

| May 16, 2011

While entirely pleasant viewing, it's worth noting that Hey Boo isn't particularly distinguished filmmaking.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 15, 2011

Informative background on birth of the book. . .with overflowing love and respect bestowed on [Lee] from family, friends, and famous fans [and] reverentially about the film.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 15, 2011

Well-edited and captivating with easily digestible information albeit sans surprising revelations.

| Original Score: 8.2621/10 | May 14, 2011

Even if Hey, Boo falls short as a piece of revelatory filmmaking, it succeeds nicely as a love letter to Lee's novel.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2011

The book we all had to read in school is given the full reverential treatment in this worshipful documentary.

| May 13, 2011

Though it's more than a little awestruck and feels padded even at 82 minutes, the story it tells remains completely fascinating.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2011