SUPERB RENDITION OF 'KING' NOVEL !!

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2000)

This is the best film i've seen since THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. The acting,script,atmosphere and story were quite simply BRILLIANT.Tom Hanks was at his finest in the role of the chief of The Green Mile (DEATH ROW)with sympathy for the inmates but with a proffessional attitude to the job.The story surrounds one particular inmate John Coffey(Michael Clark Duncan)who has the ability to remove pain and suffering of those around him.We are quickly made aware of the fact that although most of those on death row are bad people the real monster is the new young warder Percy Wetmore played with fantastic menace by Doug Hutchison.The execution scene of one inmate bought home the sheer horror of what happens when man plays god.Given that the film runs 3 hours it would have been easy to get bored at times but due to the marvellous direction of Frank Darabont this was never the case. Top marks to all concerned and shame on the oscar committee for not awarding this film 'best film' status.This can only be because American Beauty had the word American in it..............