Lots of empathy, mediocre story

Rating: 6/10 (15 December 2017)

"The Green Mile" tells the story of a strange prisoner, a very big and muscular man, who is sentenced to death for murdering two small girls. As the prison staff, which behaves generally very kind towards the prisoners, get to know this one better, he shows signs of some supernatural power floating through his body, yet is destined for death.
It is very easy to build up empathy with many characters of the movie. It is indeed a heart-touching story presented well but that's pretty much it. I'm neither a huge Stephen King fan, nor a huge fan of paranormal happenings in realistic surroundings, so you might want to read my preview with caution but having some kind of modern day Jesus in the death tract of an american prison is at least let's say.. an interesting choice. What you get is a well-produced adaption with some well-known actors. Unfortunatelly, I found the film to be not very suspenseful and it didn't really catch me and made me desire for more.
All in all this movie is sure worth a watch, the more so if you generally like King's way to build up storys and mix them with fantastic elements. Otherwise this is a rather basic film with a rather odd plot.