Very well made film

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2014)

It is a film that can be watched over and over again, however, it is very predictable and slightly dated...
I would recommend ordering in, kicking back and enjoying the movie on a big screen TV with surround sound audio. The mood can get to be a little deep, so if you have any un-mended wounds deep within your soul, make sure to have an endless supply of tissues at hand. It is a film about beating the odds, about injustice and retribution. It isn't really a movie about payback as much as it is about looking inside oneself, seeing the good in life and the digging in of their heels when circumstances become seemingly overwhelming and impossible.
The story almost follows the classic structure of the hero's journey and manages to hit every emotional nerve on the way. There is one other movie that I can think of in all of cinema history that has managed to pull that off and it is the princess bride. The princess bride is very light hearted and is nothing like The Shawshank Redemption except for the fact that it is multi faceted and emotional.