Most Overrated Film on the IMDb

Rating: 6/10 (3 December 2005)

OK OK OK Shawshank's a very good film. Not in MY top 25, or even top 50, but it's a good film. Robbins and Freeman certainly work magic and the story is quite entertaining, if a tad predictable, especially the Hollywood happy ending. However, this film is FAR from being the "#2" best movie in the IMDb top 250. In fact, Shawshank Redemption as the # 2 film is the most overrated anything I've ever come across. Maybe somebody will rank Paulie Shore as the # 2 greatest actor, but until that time this one wins most overrated, hands down. I really don't think this film deserves a 3 rating, heck I might give it a 5, but if there's folks blowing this thing way out of proportion with 10's then somebody's got to slip an underrating in there just to weed out the Shawshank homers....