Worth every minute of 3 hours!

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2001)

This was a movie that I had heard so many great things about, but hadn't got around to seeing it until today. Let me say that I was very satisfied, and it drew tears from me at the end. Similar to the Shawshank Redemption, there are a few characters that "got what they deserved," in the end. Tom Hanks plays a compassionate prison guard, surrounded by generally good people, including the warden. There was one guard who was hated by all the other guards, and especially by the prisoners. I will not go into detail about what happens to the characters, but was pleasantly surprised to see some "magic" appear on a few occasions in the movie. Being a film/tv music fan, the David Newman score was memorable, similar to melodies in Shawshank Redemption. If you have the opportunity to see THE GREEN MILE, please do, as it left a good feeling in the viewer, at least, to me.