Miles of Green: view from a 16-year-old

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2004)

When I first heard about it a couple years back through commercials, the only thing I could remember was my parents saying that it'd be a great movie to see because it was directed by the same guy who directed "The Shawshank Redemption", which was also a great movie. At the time, however, I hadn't seen Shawshank, so I didn't know what to expect.
Once the movie came out of video, we rented it. We watched it, and I was blown away entirely. It had to be one of the best best best movies I had ever seen in my life (although I'm only a mere 16, I do watch more movies that the average Joe). The acting was superbe, the way it was filmed was well done, and the story made me cry.
This movie is about a man by the name of John Coffey, who's brought to "The Green Mile", a jailblock devoted to prisoners who will be facing the horrible fate of "Old Sparky", the electric chair. The show goes on to learn more about John and his life, and how he has helped people. One of the people that he ends up helping is Paul Edgecomb (played by Tom Hanks).
If you haven't seen this movie yet, go out to Blockbuster and rent it *right now*.