Entertainment

Rating: 6/10 (11 April 2014)

It's a well executed movie with a wholesome message. It falls more in to the category of movies with lots of heart and good performances. Besides the warden and Freeman and Robbins, the performances were adequate but forgettable. The reason I gave it a six is because it's not really challenging. It is conventional as far as style and content. This is not a bad thing because it does use convention effectively. Clearly the movie has touched a lot of people. It is more effective than the source material in terms of getting it's point across. The Stephen King short story did not have as much impact and the embellishments that Frank Darabont added (like the sewer scene) definitely added to the emotional content of the story.