Frank Darabont and Steven King Go To Prison (Part II)

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2016)

Frank Darabont has proved himself to be the master of the prison movie he did this with The Shawshank Redemption and he does it here as well with The Green Mile a movie that I absolutely loved. This film is not only very emotional but it's also incredibly intriguing and a large part of that is due to Michael Clarke Duncan's incredible, Oscar Worthy performance here as Jon Coffey. Duncan proved himself to be a great actor but I had never seen anything like this form him, he brings a vulnerability to his character that always has you intrigued when you don't know the whole story yet but I thought Duncan was perfect at portraying the right amount of innocence and his execution scene will really break your heart and I will reiterate that I truly believe he deserved an Oscar for his performance. Tom Hanks was also fantastic in this film, of course since it Tom Hanks he's incredibly likable but through Hanks performance you know that this character is the best at what he does and his scene Duncan really gave him a time to shine. The mystery around Duncan's character is incredibly interesting, you have your suspicions from his first scene but you don't get all the information all at once your given subtle hints slowly and it makes the film all the more interesting to watch. This film also has a fantastic way of humanising its characters, you get the impression that despite what all these men have done they are still human beings who regret their pasts. This film also made me care about a mouse just as much as any of the human characters an that is truly worthy of praise. I loved how this film depicted The Green Mile itself and was all the guards had fantastic chemistry with one and other. The character of Percy is brought in to be a character that you despise and they do succeed at that and I loved how his character came to suffer but I found the resolution of his arc to be very rushed and their isn't really any kind of fallout from it. Now this film is about three hours long and I didn't really feel it until about the last twenty minutes where scenes begin to drag and don't have the same intrigue that the rest of the film had.
I absolutely loved The Green Mile it handles all its characters perfectly, has a fantastic setting, a truly heartwarming message, an extremely interesting mystery and a runtime that goes by very quickly until the last twenty minutes. If your a crier at films then this film will surely get to you.
92%/A