Unnecessarily long, but still excellent.

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2000)

Some movies really need more than 2 hours to develop their story. I think "The Shawshank Redemption" would have been more successful if it was not so long. The story is truly excellent...moving, intense, and joyous at the same time. I think it could have been improved by editing out a few scenes which were redundant to the purpose of the mood they were establishing.