quite simply the greatest film ever made

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2001)

First and foremost , the shawshank redemption is a brilliant piece of film-making. It follows the story of andy dufresne(an excellent tim robbins) and his struggle to maintain hope inside a maximum secruity prison.It also focuses on his friendship with the prison"fixer" red(beautifully portrayed by morgan freeman). It has such an intelligent script that makes the film`s final appeal the indefinable quality of "feel good". Frank darabont must be wondering what he has to do to win an oscar now as he has also made the excellent "green mile". I dont really want to say too much about the story as i will let you discover the twist and turns that happen in shawshank prison.But i will say something , i was totally gobsmacked by the extraordinary twist in the tale. If you have not yet seen the film , forget about renting it , GO BUY IT ON VIDEO AND DVD NOW and enjoy 137 minutes of the greatest film ever made.