Breath-taking, Simply Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2003)

The Shawshank Redemption was story about how perseverance, hope and innocence will change a man's destiny. Tim Robbins was eloquent and portrayed a character with acting prowess of razor sharp perfection. Wrongly accused of murdering his wife, he ends up in Shawshank Maximum Security Prison, for life. Here here he befriends Red, played by Morgan Freeman ( a role he definitely deserved the Best Supporting Actor Oscar ), your typical Jack of all traits in the prison. Their story was one of trust, hope and friendship which was ultimately the forte of this movie. Robbins acting was methodical, straight-foward and deservingly captures our sympathy. A great supporting cast also gives added strength to an already perfect movie. The background music score haunts me even until today as it successfully depicts the sad, helpless and claustrophobic mood of a maximum security prison. Rich, crisp and vibrant cinematography together with Director Frank Darabont's vivid imagination and direction style brought to life one of the greatest motion picture ever told! 10/10