Best Stephen King Adaptation Yet!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 1999)

As a longtime reader of Stephen King and a lover of his "The Green Mile" I was overjoyed at the fact that Frank Darabont, the director of Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite adaptations of King's work, and nervous that Tom Hanks was chosen to play Paul Edgecomb, the lead character. I couldn't have been more wrong. Tom Hanks is amazing in this role. The cinematography perfect. The plot smoothed and if anything improved from the book. Michael Duncan is John Coffey. I can't imagine anyone else playing the role. Don't let it's three hour length scare you. This is a great film.