A moment of Cinematic genius!

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2000)

I remember seeing The Shawshank Redemption back in '94 and thinking how absolutely out of the ordinary it was for a Hollywood picture. No soft soap ending, no moral message and no "Whey-hey isn't America great" that you usually get from Hollywood pics. The fact its a Steven King is remarkable to, out of his usual style, I think. It's photographed beautifully and makes no bones about the harsh reality of prison. I don't really know much about Frank Dufont but I would really like to see his other pictures based on the strength of this one.