Magical

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2000)

Its a rare experience when a film appears to have a profound impact on your emotions in a particular point in time. The Green Mile is such a film. It is brutal in parts, but at the base of the story is something quite different, something many people will never be able to touch or feel. What would it be like to be able to help people, to read peoples thoughts, to know what is in their hearts? Most of us will never know. Everyone from technical crew, actors the director, screenwriter etc all helped to produce a very powerful film. Its rare when a film can make you feel compassion for the convicted (even those who were actually guilty of their crimes) and hate for those in positions of authority and power. This film is different to any I have previously seen in its combination of emotional intelligence, history and storyline. Its thought provoking, emotionally draining and visually stunning. I would recommend it to anyone. Only one complaint was I seriously doubt that so many contemporary varieties of four letter words were used in the depression era as vocally depicted in this film