Didn't really do it for me, I'm afraid

Rating: Null/10 (12 March 2006)

I remember when I first watched this film being surprised at how highly regarded it was by my work colleagues (and by many other people too), so I must have missed the point. Can someone really dig his way out of prison in the manner that "our hero" did? I thought there was generally a policy that people were moved around from cell to cell over time; and what about the suspect premise that he was able to keep his escape tunnel hidden with posters - which no-one ever checked behind! How did he keep them in place whilst he was in the tunnel? How did he dispose of the material he dug out?
Surely it's all too far-fetched. Am I being too pedantic; should I really just be acknowledging the film's uplifting storyline? Some people I spoke with told me that it was based on a true story - it's not .On balance, I far preferred Mr King's "The Green Mile".