Without a doubt, one of the best films ever made

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 1999)

So there I was, relaxing one Sunday evening in front of the TV. Suddenly an advert for "The Shawshank Redemption" appeared - it was on in an hour on Channel 4 (fourth out of five for you non-Brits). I thought, "Hey, I remember that film. It's number one in the IMDB ratings." I always wondered why - I remember watching it a few years ago and thinking it was pretty good. So I thought I would sit myself down and watch the thing properly... Thank God I did. That film is absolutely fantastic. I sat rivetted for the full two and bit hours of it. The sheer complexity of the plot, the twists, the character development. The ending. You can sort of understand why it got nominated for so many Oscars. As I mentioned earlier I always wondered why this film seems to have spent most of its time at the top of the IMDB chart - not Star Wars, the Godfather, Citizen Kane even. Now I know. I suppose most of the people who have read this far would know how good this film is - but if not, here's my advice. Watch this film!