Just the tiniest flaw in an otherwise masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2004)

While the movie truly is one of the best ever made in terms of the impact is has had on so many people (IMDB #2), I hope people understand that in this case, most of the power comes from the story, the rest from the presentation. I was a Stephen King fan when i was young and this story was one of the reasons.
The flaw in the movie comes right at the end. The movie simply goes on for about 30 seconds too long. Storytelling is also about knowing how to end a story and King got it right in the book. The movie's ending does not contain the same wonderous, makes-you-think impact that King's does and that's a shame because for me the movie is now less than perfect when it actually deserves 10/10 on its own merit. Oh, what it could have been !!
Another King story ends well, Firestarter, and they did get it right in the movie. But Firestarter isn't as good as "The Shawshank Redemption". Nothing much is.