One of the best of the year.

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2000)

Frank Darabont's second feature adaptation of a Steven King novel proves to be just as touching and inspiring as his first. Like "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Green Mile" is set in prison, though in the latter, it is death row that is portrayed. Tom Hanks, playing the compassionate head prison guard Paul Edgecomb, puts forth the type of performance that has made him the success that he is today.
While Hanks is the "name" attached to "The Green Mile," it is in fact Michael Clark Duncan that steals the audience's attention, and in the end, their hearts. His portrayal of John Coffey, a huge but loving death-row inmate, makes you want to believe in miracles.
While some will complain of the length of the film (somewhere around 187 minutes), I on the other hand, felt that "The Green Mile" is more than capable of holding an audience's attention for the complete duration. Frank Darabont and Co. have brought us a gem, without a doubt.