The Green Mile

Even though the performances are strong in this film (hey, there's Sam Rockwell again!), there was something about it that didn't quite work. My guess is because it all hangs together too neatly. Something that happens early on in the film, and that you were scratching your head over to figure out why it was included, is brought back later as explanation. Other that that, it is very reminiscent of The Shawshank Redemption, the first Frank Darabont film, which holds a special place in my heart. He is clearly drawn to stories of wrongly convicted men, and obviously Stephen King, since both films are based on his stories. Where he gets the film right is in the production design -- you really do feel you're in a 1920s prison.

year: 1999
length: 188 min.
rating: 3.0
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120689/combined