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This movie is absolutely BRILLIANT!!!Tom Hanks was amazing but Michael Clarke Duncan was Mesmerizing.Yes the movie is 3 hours long but it's worth every minute.You will go through a whole lot of emotions watching this but it's a movie you will never forget.
This is a Must for everyone. 10/10 Bring the tissues....

god i consider myself a quite manly man but watching this movie made me cry its so sad

RIP michael clarke duncan im going to watch this in tribute to him i didnt even know he was dead untell today when stupid drug addicted people wanna OD they are all over the news but this guy who played so well in all his roles especially this one he dies and its like nobody really cares and thats upsetting

I love this movie.. I cried so much.. ;( it's in my top 5! RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.

i bought a dvd but sadly it went missing good thing about the internet i am able to watch this again! RIP Big Mike!

RIP Michael Clarke Duncan. I had to watch this again when I heard that you passed. This movie will always be in my top 10.

Never fails to get old this one

Words cannot express how GOOD this movie is. Seriously. Stop what you're doing for the next 3 hours and go watch it.

My masterpiece

THE GREEN MILE (1999)

THE GOOD:

--The story to the film on the outside appears astoundingly simple, though once inside the film and into the plot, there is a lot more to the eye than what appears. Death Row in the olden days might sound like a boring setting for a film, but there are many intricate webs of storyline and a number of surprises and twists along the way, many which had me gasping aloud.

--"The Green Mile" is easily one of the most dramatic films I've ever seen. It's because we care so much for these characters (even a mouse!) that the events of the film are so affecting. I cared about everyone (who's not a bastard) so much and I was enthralled to see how the film would be resolved. Mix this with a number of absolutely tear-inducing scenes (the final 15 minutes especially) and you have what is nothing less than a masterfully constructed drama.

--Death Row is the setting for this film, and death row is not a place where bunnies dance around singing happy-happy joy-joy. Darabont knows the audience is aware of this, and makes the old death row set gritty and atmospheric, dripping with dread just as it should. The execution sequences are not taken lightly either, in fact many will find them extremely hard to watch, as they are very graphic.

--Characterisations and performances are a definite good point of this film, a lot of the time the performances are what drives the story. Tom Hanks is terrific as usual, injecting a lot of emotion into the character. I especially liked the way he played his character's silent suffering with God's judgement of his life. David Morse was very underrated for his performance here, personally I thought he was extremely effective and added a little something to many scenes. Doug Hutchinson, who played Percy, was also bloody fantastic, turning his character into one of the most despicable, hypocritical characters of the 90's (this is a good thing). Patricia Clarkson was moving, Bonnie Hunt was lovely, James Cromwell was good as always...but there's no secret that the real revelation here is within Michael Clarke Duncan's absolutely fascinating performance as John Coffey (like the drink, only not spelt the same). His child-like manners are so touching to watch, the character is so sweet, but Duncan makes him so much more memorable. He does more than just cry in the film, he transfixes you with every glance as the gentle giant John. Damn, if it weren't for Haley Joel, Duncan would easily be my favourite supporting actor performance of 1999.

--This movie just proves how much director Frank Darabont can do with such little setting. For example, how many neat camera angles and cinematography techniques can you think of for the setting of death row? Not many...but Darabont utilises his setting and pulls off some truly wonderful cinematography that catches the sometimes magical and at others truly horrific feeling of the green mile. The performances by the cast also show how much effect a great director can project on a performance, or several.

THE BAD:

--At just over 3 hours, "The Green Mile" is a little over-long, and you get the feeling a few scenes could've been cut down to make the film run a little smoother pace-wise.

RATING:

9/10 - Frank Darabont's second outing is a profoundly moving film experience.

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