Weak copy of "Escape from Alcatraz"

Rating: 1/10 (13 May 2004)

This movie is clearly a weak copy of "Escape from Alcatraz"(1979) The scene where Andy drops the grit is directly and without any effort from Frank Darabont to hide the fact that he has little fantasy, copied from Escape from Alcatraz. The sphere that is created in The Shawshank Redemption is meek whereas the sphere that is created in Escape from Alcatraz is thrilling and you can really feel the tension in the prison. The closed ending of this movie is for people, like Frank Darabont, that have little fantasy. The sublime open ending in Escape from Alcatraz leaves room for the viewer to fantasize on what happened to the prisoners.