SIMPLY EXCELLENT!

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2000)

i read novels ...a lot..& i have never come across a movie (based on a novel)which could even equal the book version ...that is...until this movie came along. My God! what a movie..i dare even say that it was better than the book...novellette actually.Hats off to the movie makers. Andy is a classic case of 'never judge a book by it's color'. Morgan freeman in his best ever role...he can really play those all-knowing-incharge types. When i got to know how Andy escaped,...it was the shocker of a life time.Not even in my wildest dreams could i have done what Andy had done to escape. The warden was thoroughly chilling with his alum effected mouth. 'the sisters' were a real good throw-in...spice to the brew. A thoroughly enjoyable movie with more turns than a twister. Watch this one first, then watch something else.