A simple and wonderful portrait of the human being.

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2001)

A movie filled with surprises. You'll never guess what's next!
Wonderful photography, great pace in the director's part. It's long, yet does not feel slow or tiresome.
The acting is G R E A T on behalf of everyone involved in it.
Tom Hanks expresses all of his emotions wondefuly.
David Morse is always able to show what anger, patience and impartiality really is.
But the man who MAKES the picture worth watching is with out a doubt Michael Clarke Duncan. A true Gentle Giant.
I dunno where King gets this stories, or the inspiration for them, but in the two movies I've seen about something to do with jail, King always delivers this feeling of identification with the carracter... you hurt with him, you want to fight for him... you wish he would stand up for himself yet... THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT!!
Sometimes the best stand up is just stepping aside as John Coffey did.
He could see and feel into a man's heart, making all of us remember that if you can see into someone's heart, you'll never be deceived sense there's no one can hide what's in their heart.