A movie that turns you inside out with emotions

Rating: 9/10 (17 October 1999)

I'm not a fan of violent prison movies and I certainly don't watch them twice. Shawshank Redemption is the first exception to that rule. I have to admit, that I hated the few violence scenes and the shooting, but in this movie it was necessary to convey the message of hope. Although I think that this is a wonderful, touching movie, I think it's also a fairy tale. Everything that happens to the main character is an exception, rather than a rule which weakens the movie.
Other than that, it's a marvelous story about friendship, survival and hope. Watch and see for yourself how a person survives hell on earth.