Moving, Gripping, Thought Provoking

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2016)

I have to admire the brilliance of Stephen King. It was his novels that inspired Frank Darabont to screenplay and direct Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile. I also admire the brilliance of Darabont who seems to be a genius at interpreting King's tales onto celluloid. This story is spell-binding and the performances of the actors were riveting. Its hard to think of a more memorable and imposing stature of an actor than Michael Clarke Duncan who is wonderfully cast in his central role. Hard to imagine that he was a novice actor at this stage of his career. There are plenty of tear-jerking moments throughout this film and it offers up a message to its viewers. 3 hours well spent in the company of this story.