A good story, little depth

Rating: 5/10 (27 March 2000)

This is a good and satisfying story, which is to be expected coming from Steven King, so take the time to watch the movie if you want entertainment - I did enjoy it from that perspective.
BUT if you want a movie to challenge you and make you think...find another one, like 'Dead Man Walking'. I found 'The Green Mile' to be lacking in any depth - too much simplistic "good vs. evil", cheesy scenes, and sugar-coating the Death Row experience.
Tom Hanks is fine at playing Tom Hanks...I don't understand his popularity.
Overall, a satisfying experience in the same way that 'The Shawshank Redemption' was, but without any depth - you can leave the cinema and forget about it.