You got me on why this movie is critically acclaimed...

Rating: 6/10 (21 December 1999)

Upon reading that Tom Hanks was in another "Oscar" worthy movie, I decided I needed to see it. This was four months ago. This much oscar hype about a movie should have tipped as to how boring this movie would be. Not since the "English Patient" have I been this bored with a movie. Using that formula, I guess "The Green Mile" will win 9 Oscars. I'm not really sure what exactly bores me about this movie, but I'm pretty certain I can pinpoint it to the mouse "Mr. Jingles". This mouse takes over way too much of the movie (precisely 1 hr of the movie is the guards chasing the mouse and it's relationship with the inmate played by Michael Jeter). I have never read the book by Stephen King, but it has been pointed out to me that the mouse plays a much more important role in the book. The book explores the relationship between John Coffey(whose initials, ironically, are J.C.). If Durabont would have done this, the movie would have been four hours. There is nothing special about the acting here. Tom Hanks does not, I repeat, DOES NOT deserve an Oscar for this picture. It's nothing I haven't seen before by Hanks. Edgecomb is a combination of his "Saving Private Ryan" character and "Forrest Gump." The one actor that does have a breakout performance is Michael Duncan Clarke. His portrayal of John Coffey is the one reason I didn't walk out half way through the movie. If you have three hours on hand and want to watch a movie about a mouse, go watch "Stuart Little" twice.