a big solid 9

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2000)

Wonderful! I did not feel like I wasted my precious time on earth when I watched this movie. Simply the best movie I have seen since Shawshank Redemption.
I don't know who deserves the most credit for this movie. Tom Hanks seems to turn out great movies like pimples on a teen's face. Stephen King has to be one of the most talented people. I often wonder if his children ever ask him to tell them bedtime stories. Mr. Duncan is the epitome of a gentle giant. No man could play John Coffey any better. The other actors played the parts to perfection. The Billy the Kid guy was very annoying and crazy just like he was suppose to be. I was ready to beat him myself.
The only reason this movie scored a 9 and not a 10 is because of the reactions. A human does not react to an unbelievable event that way. If you were at work and saw a man with a swarm of bees flying out of his mouth would you not mention that to your wife when you got home? If you and your co-workers saw a mouse resurrected do you think you might talk about it after you picked up your jaw and cleaned out your soiled bloomers?
The one execution could have possibly been toned down a little. I thought it was always so weird on the number of people that showed up for the executions. Did they sell popcorn and gummy bears there or something?
This is not a Stephen King weird movie even though it may sound like it. Its not your typical brutal prison film. It is new. It might make you feel good just a little and cry just a little.