An outstanding picture

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2000)

When I was going to rent THE GREEN MILE, I was doubting that I would like it because of the idea that the story couldn't be that realistic. A man with special powers in death row didn't sound that exciting and I thought to myself, how could the Oscars nominate a picture with that kind of storyline that lasted three hours long? When I watched it, my whole attitude changed.
Frank Darabont's vision of THE GREEN MILE is amazing in everyway. It is so touching. Children to elders will hang on to the very end to see what happens. We see what it is like to live in the south, in the depression, in a death row prison. Tom Hanks leads an outstanding cast including Academy Award nominee Michael Clarke Duncan as the gentle giant John Coffey, like the drink only not spelt the same.
The makeup in this picture is just as amazing. I am surprised that Oscar overlooked THE GREEN MILE there. The picture is inspirational and marvelous. It's competition for Best Picture though are much better films. THE GREEN MILE I feel is even better than Frank Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption." A great film!