Awesome!!

Rating: 9/10 (24 December 1999)

We rarely see this kind of acting ability displayed by anyone but with an incredible story like this its hard to ignore the performances by Hanks, Clarke, Cromwell and everyone that was in this movie. This is truely one of the greatest films ever made and without question ranks up there with Shawshank. This story takes place in 1935 in a death row ward of a prison and revolves around five prison guards which includes Hanks, Morse(The Rock), and the Bible preaching sniper from Saving Private Ryan and a group of murderers and misfits. A dim, dark and hopeless atmosphere. In comes Michael Clarke Duncan(Armageddon) and suddenly good things start to happen before the inevitable executions. One of the best Stephen King movies. I'd have to say its just as good if not better then the Shining eventhough they are different in genre. 10 out of 10 on this one. Oscars all around!