Horrific Piece Of Sentimental... I Don't Know

Rating: 2/10 (14 March 2007)

Never have I been this angry with a movie. Never, and except for 'The 51st State' this is by far the worst I've ever seen. Of course, you can't question or criticize the standard of this production - it's definitely an a-movie if you were to look at the amount of money put into it, but that's really not the point. It wouldn't be the first time a studio put a couple of millions too many into an easily sold, and too easily chewed, heart breaking story.
And yeah, the story is so hilarious, I'm not going to comment on it much further, but it contains "the narrator", "the hero", "the one that brings the story forward", "the good", "the bad", "the funny" and "the unbeliever that becomes a believer". Nothing new beneath the sun, only poorly executed re-runs of ideals belonging in the 19th century. When it finally reaches the not very surprising end, we are supposed to be crying our guts out. If we are, we have been had by the studio, falling for all the oldest tricks in the book.
'The Green Mile' is in short one of those films that are glowing in their very contempt and low thoughts of the viewer. Every clishé, and no artistic thought, has been put into it. It really is as if Darabont is mocking us with it. Doesn't he think more of us than an ignorant, easily entertained, and easily moved, mob? Is he kidding?
The only thing I can say that is at least a bit positive about 'The Green Mile' is Graham Greene. Had it not been for him, my 2 would have been a 1.