Life and death

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2003)

`The Green Mile' was released in 1999 and was directed by Frank Darabont. The film is based on a Stephen King novel. The setting is a Louisiana prison during the depression in the 1930s. The name of the film comes from the color of the floor on death row of the prison. The actors portrayed their characters well. Michael Clark Duncan played John Coffey. A wrongly accused prisoner on death row, his expression of pain and gentle looks gave an instant impression of his innocence. His faith healing gift made everyone take notice of him. Tom Hanks also gave a strong performance as the prison guard. Although this is not his typical type of character, he pulled off this roll well. Doug Hutchison played Percy Wetmore, the character everyone loves to hate. Some scenes are a little unbelievable, but then don't most movies have scenes that only happen on the screen? The movie could have been condensed slightly to shave a little time off the three-hour film. Overall, the movie kept my interest. It contains some humor, some suspense, and some violence. It made me think about how precious life is. The ending was rather depressing, but made me realize that things don't always turn out like I hope.