Simply marvelous entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (13 July 2017)

I have not read Stephen King's novella (his first non-horror), but some of the movie's deficiencies, such as the old-fashioned morality tale and portentous message about camarderie and redemption. must have been in the source material.
Freeman, who is simply a great actor, a man who has never struck a false note in his career, both narrates this tale and anchors it with his authoritative playing.