Quite possible one of the best films ever.

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2001)

When this movie first cam eout, I didn't know much about it, my mother, who had seen it, had mentioned something about it being "very good" amd a "prison movie." I managed to catch it abotu a year later on the Movie Channel, I have to tell you, I sat in awed silence for the next two hours.
Shawshank Redemption isn't just a movie about a bunch of guys in a prison, it's a movie about hope, friendship, and "coming through clean in the end." The film is slightly over two hours long, and involving an amazing cast of well acted characters, amazing aerial shots, a wonderful score of music, and inspiration, and the ability to find strength in yourself, that maybe you didnt' know was there. It was a shame this film came out the same year as Forrest Gump, this deserved every award it was nominated for, I highly recommend to anyone to see this film, because it is among one of the best i've ever seen.