A well thought-out film

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2004)

This film is one of those you would like to keep and watch over and over. Not a typical jailbird flick. Rather a story about struggle and overcoming and greatness. A happy end in this one feels true and believable although it wasn't necessary.
Another interesting thing is that none of the characters in it is made to be hated. No classical "bad guys". Everybody here serves a certain purpose to the story, thus directing the fate of protagonists.
I couldn't believe it was Steven King who wrote this. I generally don't like his stories, but that should obviously go for his sci-fi novels only. They all start well but finish ridiculously. However, it turns out that the man also penned "the Green Mile", another story that became a film that left a true impression. Gotta stop berating Steven King.