One of the great movies of all time.

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2013)

I saw this movie with my daughter when it first came out around Dec. 1999 and then went back to theaters twice more to see it again. I have since watched the video more times than I can remember. I am not a huge Stephen King fan, although I do like some of his works. But this story and movie has become virtually my number one of all-time. The Thomas Newman score is enchanting and I often replay the end credits just to hear his music once more. As someone previously noted, the casting was superb and when you watch other movies with these actors, you will equate and remember that you saw them in the Green Mile. There are scenes that still give me goose-bumps, and scenes that cause me to wipe my eyes afterward, and I am a 69 year old straight male. There is a saying that the time you spend fishing is not counted in your life-span. The same can be said for the times that you watch this movie. Frank Darabont has done a terrific job with the settings in various rooms of E block, just as he did with 'The Shawshank Redemption' completed 5 years earlier. Doug Hutchinson masterfully portrayed a character you immediately grew to despise, and you knew at some later point he would get his just desserts. Sam Rockwell could have also received a supporting actor nomination, as did the late Michael Clarke Duncan. If you have not already seen this movie, I recommended that you rent the DVD so that you can see it without commercial interruption, or editing to fit a time slot on regular TV.