Best movie of the 90s!

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 1999)

The Shawshank Redemption is a masterpiece. It is certainly the finest work of Tim Robbins' career, and Morgan Freeman even surpasses his usual lofty standard of excellence. This is one of those few movies that one can watch many times over and never get tired of it. It is hard to believe that the story is based on a novel by Stephen King. Every aspect of this film is first rate. It's the closest to a perfect film I've seen in the decade of the nineties.