American fable

Rating: 9/10 (1 September 2013)

Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is the lead guard on Death Row which they call the Green Mile. One day, John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) is brought in for brutal rape and killing of two little girls. There is something different about the giant Coffey. There seems to be magic in him.
Frank Darabont has created an American fable out of Stephen King's story. This is definitely a slow tear jerker. There isn't any car chase or elaborate fights. What it gives is emotional action. The only minor problem is its running time. It's 3 hours which may be 30 minutes too long. As far as I'm concern, it reached it's climax at the warden's home. But the movie had to keep going for a while still. If Frank Darabont could trim that back, I think it would keep more of the emotional impact.