Cinematic Perfection

Rating: 9/10 (31 October 2014)

This film has done everything well. From the script to the on-screen performances to the film editing. Michael Clarke Duncan portrays the role of his lifetime and one of the best performances of the 90s in this film as the gentle giant John Coffey who is a miracle worker. Other noticeable performances in this film are Tom Hanks as prison guard Paul Edgecomb who witnesses Coffey's miracles and Sam Rockwell as the reckless William "Wild Bill" Wharton who has complete disregard for human life. In films like this, you can really hate the antagonists and sympathize with the protagonists. The score of this film done by Thomas Newman is very suitable for a film with such dark atmosphere and it also stands out on it's own. This film can also be a tearjerker when it chooses to be. This easily deserves to be placed in any "Top 10" list in the film industry.