Best Stephen King adaptation, Hanks delivers as usual.

Rating: 9/10 (16 June 2016)

Only reason I did not awarded a 10, is simply because the beginning of the movie wasn't very interesting and didn't seem very necessary to introduce the viewer to the story. In the book, there are two narrators, and the golden rule is when you rewrite a great book, it' s only going to appear inferior.
But the cinematography is very good, the actors do their part, even though it is clear Hanks outplays the rest of the cast, the scenes are pretty shocking but strikingly well done. Maybe people might not like how prison centers are portrayed, especially the lack of excessive violence used on jailbirds.
Why I thought was also a negative was the repentance of the death rowers - really, these criminals cannot be changed, no brain surgery can change them - I just on't buy the repentance, it's very sentimental.
But overall, everyone should see this movie, you have to understand the book was published in six volumes, it cannot be reduced into an hour and a half.