Review of "The Green Mile"

Rating: 9/10 (13 August 2019)

Directed by Frank Darabont
Written by Frank Darabont
Starring: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Doug Hutchison, Bonnie Hunt, Jeffrey DeMunn, Bart Pepper, Michael Jeter, James Cromwell and Sam Rockwell
When I talk about films, with my friends, I often talk about my favourite films or my least favourtie films. Both in which are very debatable and it a totally personal opinion. There are good films and there are bad films. And then we have the films that stand out to me. "The Green Mile" is one of them.
The 1990's was a decade in the film history, where the quality was reaching another level. More advandced technology were avalable, and a lot of new-comers had their entry in the 90's.
1994. Probaly the best year in in films ever, and a year where two talented directors had their time to shine. The one we all know as Quentin Tarantino, with his crtitically acclaimed "Pulp Fiction". And Frank Darabont, who made Stephen King's short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" into a glorious feature-film debut for "The Shawshank Redemption". A film that now-days stands high on almost every movie-critics' top 10 list.
Darabont made his name famous and a few years later he worked on a film, also adapted from a Stephen King novel, "The Green Mile".
This 3-hour epic is quiet possible the best of the best of cinema, that has ever been crafted.
Every single element of the genius-written story and touching performances reach its peak in such perfection, it is hard for me to belive why anyone wouldn't like this film.
"The Green Mile" tells the story about a prison guard and his team, working on the death row in a prison. Their lives are affected, when a black man, John Coffey, who is accused for raping and the murder of two children, comes to the death row and waits for his conviction.
This phenomenal movie stands out from all other films that has ever been made, by simply just letting the story to be told. Even though it's a 3-hour long film it never feels long or at least not too long. Every element just hit the perfect note, in every single scene. And most of this are due to the highly-talented director and screenwriter, Frank Darabont. His second film, and yet again he shows that he is one of the finest directors on the planet. His way to tell a story has been done so well, I cannot put any words onn how genius and perfect it is.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards at the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony including one for best suppoting actor to Michael Clarke Duncan, who play the inmate John Coffey. His acting skills of this film are beoynd any actors' standard. He is a teriffic actor and has been casted for the perfect role in "The Green Mile". The rest of the cast are also very good, with Tom Hanks in the lead, nothing can go wrong.
Techincal, "The Green Mile", are a gorgeous looking film. It's musical score is written by Thomas Newman, who again shows off his skills in conducting a beautiful score and build up tension at the right moment. Also the movie is shot very beautifully.
In my opinion, "The Green Mile" is a better film than "The Shawshank Redemption". Though, they're both very strong films, with each of their own qualities, I just prefer "The Green Mile". It has all what it takes to be a masterpice of cinema. On a technical level, and on an emotional level. Don't miss out any chance of seeing "The Green Mile".
It ranks on my personal Top 50 movies.
I give "The Green Mile" 5 / 5 stars