A huge disappointment

Rating: 2/10 (13 March 2003)

After the Shawshank Redemption, I was eagerly looking forward to this collaboration between Frank Darabont and Stephen King. The Shawshank Redemption truly was a beautiful film, but I'm afraid this is a sentimental, corny mess. The characters are so 1-dimensional, the dialogue is woeful and the relationship between the guards and the prisoners is highly unbelievable. I can't believe any audience would allow their emotions to be manipulated in such a blatant, unsubtle manner. Horrible stuff.