One of the best films of all time, but entirely predictable!

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2012)

Firstly, as you probably know, this film is great! There's no two ways about it, this film is great and always will be for many decades to come.
The casting is perfect and the performances of Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are just brilliant. The film also has a message which all viewers will relate to in one way or another and the last half an hour is probably the best period in the film.
However, the plot of Shawshank is entirely predictable and the movie is way too long with periods where absolutely nothing is happening.
All in all, Shawshank Redemption is a great film, if not the best of the last century. It has many things going for a bit but is let down by a few dull scenes and a predictable story line.