One of the Best Ever

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2000)

Is there anyone who does not like this film? If there is, I've never met them. "The Shawshank Redemption" is a film that doesn't sound too interesting when you first hear about it. A banker who protests his innocence after his wife and her lover are killed befriends a group of prisoners and changes everyone's life for the better. It does not sound that great to most people, but when you see this film you will honestly come away loving every frame of it. Tim Robbins is great, Morgan Freeman is greater, and the supporting cast are all perfect. William Sadler, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, and Gil Bellows stand out as well. James Whitmore, who has been in acting since the 1940s, gives his best performance as Brooks and should have at least received an Oscar nod. If you haven't seen this film go and see it. I can't think of any movie I'd rather watch on a rainy afternoon, or at anytime for that matter. Frank Darabont, who had been involved in horror films before this, became a big-time name after this film. Unfortunately, "The Green Mile" is nowhere close to comparing to this film which will be remembered forever. A great achievement. 5 stars out of 5.