Disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 1999)

I have not read the book, but being a pretty big fan of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, my hopes were pretty high for this. While I have no problems with lengthy films, I find no excuse for the three hour girth of this one. Performances are fine, but the characters are simply not all that interesting, particularly the peripheral ones. Film would've better focused on the two central characters with less of the circus mouse schtick. Handsomely filmed and scored, but ultimately not all that well done.