wonderful, but....

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 1999)

After reading the book, I was expecting a great movie and that's exactly what I saw. Although The Green Mile is 3 hours long, I never noticed. The entire audience was caught up in it and I could hear people around me just bawling. That said, this movie was 5 minutes too long. Right at the end, it seemed like Darabont suddenly felt the need to explain what needed no explanation. Rather than let the story and images speak for themselves, he crammed way too much into the end. As a result, the last few scenes with Dabbs Greer nearly completely ruin the incredible movie that had been built to that point.