A man may be more than he seems- both good and bad

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 1999)

Despite the 3 hour length, this movie held me from start to finish. Everything was pieced together well- from the plots of the guards to the final revelations. Tom Hanks was great as usual and Mike Duncan as John Coffey really gets the soul of his character across on film. The writing was so good you either loved or hated a person- there was no inbetween- Billy the Kid and Percy were truly despicable. Michael Jeter's character touched me as did James Cromwell as the warden. Great acting, great writing and a very well put together film- it deserves some awards.