Wow.

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2002)

This movie is the best drama I have ever seen. The acting was powerful. The plot was powerful. The mood was powerful. It must just be luck or if not, extreme skill to make a movie so good as this. Every actor in this movie takes life as serious as he really would in life, from the evil warden to Red to Andy--they all make it worth while. This is probably one of the few good prison movies out there (Green Mile was excellent too), but it is soooo great! The ending makes it all worth while also, being the best part of the movie (I'm not going to say any spoilers, but just let me say that you'll find out a lot more than you expected). I can't imagine how much pain you would have to go through to be wrongfully imprisoned for so many years. If you are sensitive about subjects like this, don't see the movie. But if you love drama at any level, I HIGHLY recommend this movie to you. It definitely deserves its high rank in the top 250. Go ahead and see it--you won't be disappointed. 10/10.