Well Deserved 3rd in top 250 films

Rating: 10/10 (4 March 2002)

On reading the comments of others left on the page i was surprised. I would rate this as worthy of being 3rd in the top 250. The film may not be an action packed ride from start to finish as you may expect a jail break to be, but this is because it is not what the film is meant to be about. If you have read Kings original short story you will see that the adaptation of this film does it justice, as so many attempts of making films from his books have not, with the exception of stanly kubrick's adaptation of the shining. The acting by tim robbins and morgan freeman only adds to the prominence of this film in expressing the adversity that was suffered by prisoners back in the 40's.