Description

Like Frank Darabont's first King feature film, The Shawshank Redemption, this movie is set in Prison in the 1930's, and is about those that work on the Green Mile, their version of modern day Death Row. Tom Hanks plays the head prison guard Paul Edgecombe, and shows us why he is such a popular actor today, dragging the audience into his world, and sharing his emotions like few modern actors can do.

Michael Clark Duncan really steals the show on his appearance on the Mile. Playing the slow, but lovable John Coffey, he captures the audience in such a unique way that he readily appeals to young and old alike, and even though you know what is to happen in the end, you keep wishing something will save him.

The special effects, done in part by Industrial Light & Magic, were excellent, and the 3 executions were handled with care, trying not to make them too grotesque, but allowing them to be included in the footage as they are an important part of the film.

This emotion packed film is one of the best King productions ever done, and is a must for all to see.

Released

1999