Touching and engrossing film

Rating: 7/10 (28 October 2000)

"The Shawshank Redemption" by Frank Darabont is one of my favourite films, but for some reason I didn't think that I would like "The Green Mile". Consequently, I didn't see it at the cinema (and basically, I try to avoid watching films that are over 2,5 hours long at the cinema -- I'd rather see them at home sitting comfortably in my sofa).
Is "The Green Mile" as good as "The Shawshank Redemption"? I have to say no. However, I really liked this film. It was very touching and engrossing, it didn't feel almost three hours long. Tom Hanks gave a nice performance. Michael Clarke Duncan was quite brilliant, very much worthy of the Oscar nod this year. The main problem, though, is the fact that the film *is* three hours long. According to me, there were several scenes in the film that were unnecessary, for instance, they could have left out the opening and closing scenes since they made the story kind of ridiculous. Overall, though, "The Green Mile" was an engrossing movie experience (it's been a long time since I cried so much during a film), the acting was great, but sadly a few scenes were superfluous. (9/10)