A Truly Emotional Film

Rating: 10/10 (6 November 2010)

The Green Mile is a brilliant movie with an excellent cast and a well-written plot.
The film has a large cast consisting of many big-name actors, most notably Tom Hanks, who delivers an excellent performance.
The cast actually includes two actors who also appeared in other films with Tom Hanks: Barry Pepper, who was also in Saving Private Ryan, and Gary Sinise, who was in Forrest Gump and Apollo 13. However, Gary Sinise has a much smaller role in this film than he did in Forrest Gump or Apollo 13, you don't see much more than a few minutes of him.
The rest of the cast also includes some notable actors, including Graham Greene, who you might remember as Edgar the Explosives Expert on the Red Green Show, stars as one of the prisoners. Sam Rockwell, who recently starred in Moon, plays an insane inmate who several times has to get put in the restraining room. He doesn't have a major role, but Harry Dean Stanton, who you might remember from Alien, stars as another prisoner who is used when the guards have to practice their electric chair sessions.
The main cast consists of Tom Hanks, who you probably know from a number of great movies, Barry Pepper, who you may remember from Saving Private Ryan, David Morse, who had a supporting role in Contact, and Jeffrey DeMunn, all of whom provide excellent performances. Micheal Clarke Duncan does a wonderful performance as John Coffey (like the drink, only not spelled that way), a man accused of killing two children, and is in fact truly a kind man with an unusual gift of healing.
The film also has a well written story and good cinematography. One thing I really like about this film's plot is it is mostly from the point of view of the guards, something we don't normally see.
Overall, I'd definitely recommend watching this film, it contains what is probably one of the best portrayals by Tom Hanks, as well as a great cast and a great story.