Good but not quite great (in my opinion) spoiler alert!

Rating: 8/10 (27 January 2017)

The story is utter nonsense while the acting is pretty good. I have watched this film many times and enjoyed it but fail to understand how it is the top rated film here on IMDb. The Warden plays his part to perfection and would never have allowed Andy to outwit his decades long tenure which in itself is simply ridiculous. The entire Parole board must have been bribed to keep RED ANDY & others inside so were in on the game as were those who organized work outside the prison walls. This review is critical and may not put smiles on easy to please faces but tough. there are many other much better films with fault free story lines.