A brilliant movie, worth the length

Rating: 9/10 (1 March 2015)

This film really touched me. Seriously, it's emotional. I was expecting it to be a realistic drama about a nice guy being condemned to death. But then the fantasy part comes in and it's quite surprising.
But this film really is just pure art. It's original. It's touching. It's an extraordinary tale. And the actors are brilliant. Each actor plays their part brilliantly. From Tom Hanks playing the nice and kind prison guard with the bladder problem to Percy, who's um... not a very nice guy apparently.
The film is three hours long but those three hours are worth it. Unlike the tedious Titanic film, each minute of this film is interesting and keeps you gripped throughout the entire thing. It gives you a mixture of emotions: Joy, laughter and also grief. And of course, hate for Percy. Michael Clarke Duncan is usually seen playing big brutal thugs because of his huge height and muscle, actually he's surprisingly great at playing the soft John Coffey.
The plot is actually very simple. I'm not going to give away too much but you definitely know that this movie is not what it seems. But it's really the acting that brings out the film. The acting really is impressive, mainly drives the film to be honest. It didn't even need a plot, shove these guys into one room and tell them to act out a few lines and BOOM, it would still be a decent film. So when it comes to cast, The Green Mile really does have it good.
It's actually quite hard to find any bad points about this film. The length was one thing, maybe it could have been shorter. But other than that it was brilliant.
The film is very interesting. You see the point of view of prisoners who are on death row and realize that maybe there is actually a reason why it was banned in some countries. Because you start to feel how they feel when they are left with something like this. Only weeks to live. Some of the prisoners you are glad they are in this state, but the other prisoners you just feel sorry for. The film brings out one vital message: Should they really still be punished even if they are truly sorry for what they did wrong? It sounds stupid while you're reading this but watch the film and you will understand what I'm saying. Trust me. This film might just change your view on the death penalty.
It really is a great film and it's quite hard to find flaws in any of it. You care for most of the characters, even Mister Jingles the small little mouse who turns out to be a nuisance at first but even for a mouse he's a lovable character... Apart from Percy, no, Percy can go to hell.
It is one of the most dramatic films ever and I was nearly crying at the end. A realistic but sad ending. The plot line is simple but unique. Trust me, it sounds boring. It's set in 1930s and is based around death row (yawn), but it's actually really interesting and it gripped me right from the start. The story is more than what it seems and actually turns out to be quite deep.
So that's enough said because I really have nothing else to say. It's an amazing movie and really is worth a watch.