movie poster for THE GREEN MILE

Flicks ID

9200

Cert

18

Running time

181 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

THE GREEN MILE (1999)

FRANK DARABONT

Plot

From the director of 'Shawshank Redemption' and based on another story by Stephen King, the title refers to the last walk condemned prisoners make to the electric chair. 'The Green Mile' is filled with the mystical, one of the prisoners having the power to heal and emanating a goodness which slowly but surely disperses the weary cynicism of the guards. Though the story itself is relatively slight it's the ensemble acting which makes 'The Green Mile' such a strong, watchable movie, Tom Hanks in particular turning in one of his most mature and restrained performance's ever.