Beautiful, brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 1999)

Stephen King is a poet. I read the book several months ago and fell in love with his style of writing and his way of stringing words together to create imagery. I doubted any movie could do the book justice, but this movie proved me wrong. It was absolutely perfect! Most of the characters and sets were exactly as I pictured them, and every single actor delivered a stirring and believable performance, from Michael Duncan as Coffey down to the mice they used for Mr. Jingles. Tom Hanks isn't my favorite actor, but his work in this film amazed me and moved me.
Frank Darabont is to be applauded on this wonderful success. This movie deals with sensitive issues but he presented them with tact.
If the academy can scrape together some of its dignity after snubbing Shawshank, they should award this film Best Picture of the year, for that is what I think it is. Many great movies have hit the theatres this year, but none have been so artistically brilliant or as deeply moving as this movie. I have never cried so hard in a movie in my life! That is saying a lot...
Wonderful. Bravo!