The Best Prison Story On Film

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2008)

Few movies can get this critic watching them again and again, but Shawshank hits the mark on it's near flawless story and cinematography. With the brilliant acting of Morgan Freeman and as Red and Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne, this adaptation of a Stephen King novella reaches out to audiences of all backgrounds.
Comedy lovers need not be discouraged as The Shawshank Redemption is without comic relief to lighten the dramatic tensions laced within the movie.
My one criticism though is that write/director Frank Darabont just had to yank that extra tear out of the audience. This was apparent in certain scenes as the one when Brooks Hatlen has too much "trouble" with his free life.