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The Green Mile

Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Michael Jeter, James Cromwell

The story about the lives of guards on death row leading up to the execution of a wrongly accused man who has the power of faith healing.

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  • SirPant
    September 15, 2009
    SirPant
    Frank Darabont's follow up to Shawshank is his second King adaptation and also an improvement on the book. Darabont maneges to relay King's sentiment well but for me, this was always about being a tear jerker. It's quite contrived in places and isn't close to Shawshank's greatnes...( read more)s. Still, it's easy to watch and is enjoyable too.
  • stopitgoaway
    July 27, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    Stephen King is one of the greatest Horror writers of all time. With stories like "The Shining", he has become categorically associated with the spine chilling. Ironically however, he is responsible for two films which are not as much spine chilling as moving and to a degree insp...( read more)iring. The first of these is 1994's "Shawshank Redemption" and the other is 1999's "The Green Mile".

    Staring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan, "The Green Mile" is the story of a prison during the depression. In charge of the Electric Chair, Paul Edgecomb (Hanks) and his group of guards, run a tight operation where often the guards have a close relationship with their prisoners. One day a prisoner is sent to them in the form of the gigantic John Coffey (Clarke Duncan). Coffey is sentenced to death for the brutal murder of two young girls, but as the guards begin to interact with Coffey, they begin to realise he isn't quite what he seems.

    With multi-Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the leading role, King and director Frank Darabont, have chosen a well seasoned professional who can put in the outstanding performance often needed. In "The Green Mile" however, Hanks is outperformed by the surprising Michael Clarke Duncan. Used to more blockbuster based roles (1998's "Armageddon" and 2003's "Daredevil" for example), Clarke Duncan shines as the sweet giant with a heart of gold. Worthy of his nomination for best supporting actor at the Oscars, it took a questionable win for Michael Caine for him to not win.

    Aside from Hanks and Clarke Duncan, the remainder of the cast provide equally sound performances. Patricia Clarkson is perhaps underused, whilst Sam Rockwell is perhaps overused, but all in all, the cast perform effectively.

    "The Green Mile" is a brilliant film. It's perhaps slightly too long, running in at a hefty three hours, but the majority of it runs smoothly and effectively. It might not be as good as films like "The Godfather" (1972) or "Casablanca" (1942), but it's definately a film which everyone should watch. It's a film which inspires us to think, and simultaneously causes us to shed a tear. Three hours it might be, but make the effort and you won't be disappointed.
  • DrZeek
    January 11, 2009
    DrZeek
    Paul Edgecomb: What did you just do to me?
    John Coffey: I helped it. Didn't I help it? I just took it back, is all. Awful tired now, boss. Dog tired.

    Director Frank Darabont adapts another Stephen King novel, set in a prison. The story involves prison guards handling the arriva...( read more)l of a larger than life man accused of killing two little girls. They soon find however, that this man is not only innocent, but has a certain gift of healing within him.

    Its an interesting story, well made, and well scored, but it is long, coming in just above three hours and doesn't have the same kind of feeling Shawshank does in making you want to see it again and again. The cast is of course very good however, and it is certainly worth seeing.

    Paul Edgecomb: What do you want me to do John? I'll do it. You want me to let you walk out of here and see how far you get?
    John Coffey: Now why would you want to do a foolish thing like that?
    Paul Edgecomb: When I die and I stand before God awaiting judgment and he asks me why I let one of HIS miracles die, what am I gonna say, that it was my job?
  • bradwest
    November 1, 2008
    bradwest
    Still effective, although after Shawshank some of the luster is off of using the same tricks.
  • mrpopcorn
    October 29, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    John Coffey: "You tell God the Father it was a kindness you done. I know you hurtin' and worryin', I can feel it on you, but you oughta quit on it now. Because I want it over and done. I do. I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of...( read more) not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we's coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?"


    Paul Edgecomb is a slightly cynical veteran prison guard on Death row in the 1930's. His faith, and sanity, deteriorated by watching men live and die, Edgecomb is about to have a complete turn around in attitude. Enter John Coffey, He's eight feet tall. He has hands the size of waffle irons. He's been accused of the murder of two children... and he's afraid to sleep in a cell without a night-light. And Edgecomb, as well as the other prison guards - Brutus, a sympathetic guard, and Percy, a stuck up, perverse, and violent person, are in for a strange experience that involves intelligent mice, brutal executions, and the revelation about Coffey's innocence and his true identity.



    Review

    This one right here is a cinematic gem hands-down. Frank Darabont created such a sad sad story believe it or not folks, I cried like a leaked faucet. Such event occurs only on a blue moon so I guess this film holds a special place in my deep, dank heart. What made this film really stand out is that the director, Frank Darabont used contrasting plot elements and combined them seamlessly. In this case, the plot device of miracles and faith healing (during the Depression era in the States) which was perfectly embodied by Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey, the Death Row inmate who possesses a special gift of faith healing. The other contrasting element is the backdrop of the story, a jailhouse wing managed by Tom Hank's character Paul Edgecomb. An unlikely situation in an unlikely place, a combination that worked within the film.

    Excellent performances from Tom Hanks and surprisingly Michael Clarke Duncan. Why haven't we seen him in more dramatic roles like these?

    Kudos also to the rest of the cast, Barry Pepper, David Morse, Sam Rockwell, James Cromwell and Doug Hutchison who by the way, has created a very thieving, mischievous, vile rat of a character. He definitely deserved his fate in the end.

    The Green Mile is a timeless gem.
  • Darklady231
    December 30, 2009
    Darklady231
    Love the book and the movie!!! Michael Clarke Duncan was awesome!
  • lost20041
    December 30, 2009
    lost20041
    Otra de las top top!!
  • SportyBabe11
    December 25, 2009
    SportyBabe11
    brilliant and best actor for the job tom hanks
  • agustina885
    December 23, 2009
    agustina885
    uy ni me acuerdo ponele 3 jeje
  • donna3210
    December 23, 2009
    donna3210
    the sad truth of what happen
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