Wow - This is quality

Rating: Null/10 (7 January 2002)

3 hours? Yes, and worth every minute. The Green Mile is the perfect companion piece to Shawshank Redemption, this is a wonderful prison picture.
Adapted from the King novel, The Green Mile is about miracles, justice and injustice. By the end, you wonder why magical things can happen. It makes you question the death penalty and the whole justice system.
The Green Mile is drawn out, the characters are not explored as well as one might think, but the story needed 3 hours to be told, it did that extremely well.
The direction by Darabont is perfect, the methodical approach is consistent throughout the film, never rushed.
The photography by David Tattersall BSC is perfect. David goes onto lense Star Wars Episode 2.
The score is beautiful, one of my favourite Thomas Newman scores. It perfectly backs up the visuals.
The acting is 101% perfect, Hanks really fits the picture, as does Michael Clarke Duncan. Everyone is fantastic.
Overall, the film needed 3 hours to tell the story, nothing could be cut from this film. Mr Jingles steals the show!
Quality stuff.