Terrible

Rating: 2/10 (30 September 2000)

I'm sorry, but I have to say that this is one of the most dissapointing Stephen King movies next to the original Shining. I believe myself to be one of Stephen King's best fans, and Mr. Darabont did not do as well a job on The Green Mile as he did on The Shawshank Redemption. He cut out the most important scene of the book - the last scene. The bus scene is one of the most heart-wrenching, just plain sad scenes I have ever read in a book, and if you don't cry after reading it, you have no heart. It gets the point of the entire story across to you and makes you feel as if there is no hope in the world. That's not the best feeling to have, but it was the path the book was taking all along. With the movie, I felt like I sat through it for 3 hours and went home with a Hollywood happy/sad ending. They didn't even kill Mr. Jingles!!! Don't watch this movie - read the book instead. There is no difference between salvation and damnation.