brilliant

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2001)

Last night i saw this movie for the second time and i enjoyed it as much as the first, it is definetely one of my favorites.
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is wrongly accused for the murder of his wife and her lover, and sentenced to 2 life-time penalties in jail. After some difficult years, he gets used with his inmate life, but doesn't give up the hope of being free again. All this with the help of his best friend, Red (Morgan Freeman).
The movie is brilliantly directed, brilliantly written and brilliantly played. Darabont makes a great debut as director with a movie of a quality that he probably will not be able to equal in the rest of his career. And when you think that the writing credits belong to the master of horror himself, Stephen King, you definetely can be only surprised. Stephen managed to write something else than his fabulous horrors. A touching sensitive drama about friendship, honesty, injustice, and more than everything else, about hope.
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are both great in their roles. They manage to bring a certain depth to their characters, and these aren't easy roles at all. But they come to the end with success and they deserve all the praises in the world for their performances.
All in all this movie is a must for all the movie fans out there. If you consider yourself a movie lover than missing this one would be a crime. A crime you'd be fairly accused of.
Vote: almost 10, out of 10.