Fantastic. Unexpected masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (30 June 2005)

A really heart-touching movie. I couldn't expect it, but as soon as the plot was presented, I was absolutely delighted for all the emotions that came from the screen. How a message of hope, honesty and comradeship could be sent from such a dreadful scenario? I'm sure some people will be outraged about a bunch of criminals sentenced to death showing their fully human side, but this is the most emotive part, especially when it usually takes so long since the harm was inflicted and the "justice" finally made. *spoiler* I have met some people that might compare with the black giant of this movie. People whose greatest desire is to offer Good expecting nothing in return, that finally become conscious about how rare they are in this world and how strange they look to other people. And there is no need of psychic powers for this. I only felt a bit disgusted because it is this pessimistic message that finally wins in the movie. Both Edgecomb and Coffey characters end up thinking life is either too miserable or too long to be lived. It makes you think about human nature and how good people must feel in this crazy world of us