THE GREEN MILE

THE GREEN MILE (1999)

Featuring: Tom Hanks; Michael Clarke Duncan; David Morse

Director: Frank Darabont

A while back I started looking at some of the movies made, based on the works of Stephen King. This is the last one - for a while anyway.

It tells the story of Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) who is in charge of a prison cell block housing death row inmates. He is also the one that oversees all executions and to make sure they are carried out properly. To him this has basically always been a job just like any other. That is until John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) enters the scene. He has been convicted of the murder of two little girls. But it doesn't take Paul and the rest of his small staff very long to realize that not only may John be innocent, there is also something very special about this giant of a man: he seems to be able to perform miracles...

As always Tom Hanks delivers a solid and flawless performance. But it is Michael Clarke Duncan that steals the show with a powerhouse performance that won him a couple of awards and got him nominated for several more. This film is generally regarded as one of the best big screen adaptations of one of Stephan King's books. Well worth watching even if you have seen it before. It's also a must for any serious DVD collection.

I rate it 4 out of 5 stars.

Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse walking the "green mile"...

 On set with director Frank Darabont, writer Stephen King and starring actor Tom Hanks...