Bah! Sentimental hogwash!

Rating: Null/10 (10 March 2000)

I was very disappointed in THE GREEN MILE. Do all the characters have to be either sooooo squeeky clean good or sooooo horribly evil? And what's with the supernatural element? Who can identify with people like these? I'm not asking for it to be documentary-like realistic, but c'mon. There's no depth of character in this film that's trying to make you think there's an abundance of it by telling the story at a slow pace and making pretty speeches with noble music playing behind it.
Tom Hanks is a terrific actor, but he can do these goody-goody roles in his sleep. I wish he would stretch himself more. No, I didn't cry watching it, but I thought about it when I realized I paid full price to see it in the theater.