Simply a hell of a film

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2001)

Not exactly a movie you would think to have Stephen King in the credits, which gives the film a sense of irony. When watching the film, one experiences many emotions, and though not enough to make most people cry, enough to leave you reeling. Our hero Andy (Tim Robbins)quite frankly goes through a lot, but is steered toward the right direction because of his undying hope of getting out. Andy also leads fellow inmate Red (Morgan Freeman) "to the light", and teaches us all how important hope is to have within us. I guess another good point is just how many films can you name that have happy endings, and aren't in any way at least slightly corny?