just to say...

Rating: Null/10 (5 March 2000)

I love just drifting through the IMDb just to read others opinions on certain movies, and having checked out the comments on Shawshank Redemption, I'm amazed that some of the latest reviews are from people who have who have only just watched it in the last few weeks. I'm even more pleased that they acknowledge it as one of the best films made, and that it lived up to the hype that has passed via word of mouth. It is a criminal offence that it did not win a single Oscar but at least it not one of those films that will be classed as an undiscovered gem. Career best performances are brought out of all members of the cast: Clancy Brown, Bill Gunton and Bill Sadler will surely never hit those heights again. It may not have been a box office hit but all associated with the movie should feel proud. The cliche is true of The Shawshank Redemption: they don't make them like that any more. Spread the word!