Well deserving of it's number 2 IMDb ranking!

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2000)

I do not normally consider myself to be much of a drama fan, having always preferred the action-adventure genre. "The Shawshank Redemption" is the film that changed that feeling for me, and reading the other comments and reviews, for a lot of other people as well. Frank Darabont made a giant leap forward from his previous efforts in the "B" horror film world when he came up with this gem. Tim Robbins turned in his best performance as Andy Dufresne, and Morgan Freeman was brilliantly cast as Red. This is a "Feel-Good" movie of the first order, and well worth it's number 2 ranking on the IMDb top 250. Everything works in this film, the score, the acting, the realism of the prison scenes, absolutely everything! "Shawshank" is as close to a perfect film as you will ever see. If you do not already own a copy of this masterpiece, run, do not walk, to the video store and purchase a copy. It should be in the library of every movie fan. A 5 star, 10 out of 10, classic movie!!