One true magical masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (10 January 2000)

"The Green Mile" ranks as one of the magical masterpieces that has ever been made. "The Green Mile" is at the top of my favorites list along with "Saving Private Ryan," "Titanic," and "Meet Joe Black." While Tom Hanks is at his best as Paul Edgecomb, it is David Morse steps out from and center as Brutal who steals the show. I have watched Morse since he had been in "Contact" and then in "The Negotiator" and my conclusion is that he is an actor whose presence is felt immediately upon entering a scene and don't want to see him leave. The only thing I did not like about this film was 30 minutes longer than it needed to be. For example, the first 30 minutes should have been edited out because I feel it had nothing to do with the rest of the film. Michael Clarke Duncan's performance as John Coffey, a man filled with hope and miracles, blew me away since it showed how much talent this giant of a young actor really has. Duncan's performance was touching and the best of his career. The plot of this movie is really good because it really does give human faces to the prison guards who have the toughest job of all, which is guarding death row. This has the best ensemble cast of 1999 as well as the best of the year in my opinion. Miracles certainly happen when Tom Hanks appears on screen; first in "Saving Private Ryan" and again in "The Green Mile."