The second most perfect non-action film...

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2004)

In our culture today, action films have become the (unfortunate) standard. The Shawshank Redemption defies that standard to the last moment. Not an action scene to be seen, yet it still holds just about any audience captive (excuse the pun).
With a great deal of (at times, preachy but) never dull dialogue, excellent characters, remarkable situations and one of the finest, most dramatic scores ever written, this film manages to inspire and uplift just about any viewer.
Personally, next to the "The Godfather", this is the perfect film. Some could even justify it as the most perfect film of all time, and I would be unable to argue that even, for I fail to see it becoming dated or irrelevant.
And on a closing note, Frank Darabont is the genius behind this screenplay (which was, of course based on a Stephen King short). But Mr. Darabont is also one of the writers behind the far inferior sequel to "The Fly", known as "The Fly II" and "Nightmare On Elm Street III". So, I guess if he can bring to life this film, anyone who believes in their project enough could also have a shot.