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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Oct 16, 2008
Pros: Good adaptation of a popular King novel. Good cast.
Cons: Those execution scenes are hard to watch.
Summary: If it seems to some readers that I'm on a Frank Darabont "kick" of sorts lately, that's because I've acquired all of the writer-director's adaptations of Stephen King works over the past few weeks.The first one that I bought was 2007's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 19, 2010
Pros: Great movie, great actors, great plot.
Cons: Nothing.
Summary: This is one of my favorite movies. What makes that even funnier was that I just saw the whole thing for the first time a few days ago. Before I would always catch it on tv an hour or so in and never saw the beginning. Now that I've had ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 2009
Pros: Complex plot, moving story, great acting, thoughtful message.
Cons: Evil orderly subplot from later days dropped.
Summary: The Green Mile (1999) Directed by Frank Darabont From the Novel by Stephen King."That boy's cheese done slid off his cracker."Stephen King is a phenomenon. A tremendously talented author, his books are frequently ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 8, 2009
Pros: Great story line, and acting.
Cons: To long winded.
Summary: Paul Edgecomb overcome with emotion confides in a close friend, because of past life events. He struggles at first to tell her, but he tells her all about what happend on "the green mile".A movie being an adaptation of a Stephen King book ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2009
Pros: tight cast, wonderful performances, good story
Cons: none for me
Summary: I must admit of all the movies I’ve seen over the years, The Green Mile ranks way near the top. Not only was it a wonderful story but the portrayal by all actors involved gave it a special sense. It is one of the few Stephen King books that ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 4, 2009
Pros: great movie well worth watching
Cons: really long a wapping 188 min!
Summary: This Movie Has to be on my top 5 of all time!With Tom Hanks Being the lead role you can sure count on it being good. When my father tried to get me to watch this I first judged the movie my its name. I know the name sounds really ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 1, 2007
Pros: Powerful story, beautiful cinematography, acting
Cons: Some scenes are hard to watch, very graphic
Summary: The film starts with an elderly man in a nursing home, and you get the impression that he is a nice guy and a good guy, but no milquetoast. Then, a movie comes on, in the community room, and he starts crying, as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2004
Pros: Excellent acting, music, camera angles, Hanks peeing, and Michael Clarke Duncan
Cons: A few "miles" too long, "black and white" depiction of characters, depressing
Summary: For at least two years, the only thing I knew about The Green Mile was that one of the chapters was called "The Bad Death Of Edward Delacroix". And being in the midst of a "death phase" myself, I always wanted to read it, but never did. So a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 14, 2004
Pros: …
Cons: …
Summary: When I saw the coming attractions for The Green Mile, I expected a feel-good movie. I knew that it took place in a prison and that there were miracles involved, but I didn’t know too much beyond that. Bear in mind that I’m going to give out quite a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 19, 2003
Pros: Beautiful chemistry between Edgecomb and Coffey, intriguing plot twists, excellent acting and first rate direction.
Cons: Language, language, language, extreme-violence, disturbing visuals, and a worthy depiction of true evil (Percy Wetmore).
Summary: The Green Mile Runtime: 188 minutes Released: 1999 Written by: Stephen King (novel), Frank Darabont (screenplay) Directed by: Frank Darabont ----- Overview ----- For some reason, I neglected ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 11, 2003
Pros: powerful message, brilliant acting, endearing characters
Cons: a few very difficult scenes to watch, lots of profanity
Summary: One movie that has intrigued me since I first heard of it is The Green Mile. A couple years ago, my aunt gave me a copy of it, but we never got around to watching it because of its length and its probably gruesome (because of the author) and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 19, 2002
Pros: Executions Executions and more Executions
Cons: Symbolic meanings
Summary: Upon its initial release, The Green Mile received mixed reviews. The Green Mile was release in 1999 by Warner Brothers and Castle Rock Entertainment. Frank Darabont directed the movie, which is based on the popular novel series written by Stephen ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 6, 2002
Pros: Ever wondered what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was but were afraid to ask?
Cons: That vulgar language, and sexual content is necessary for a modern day classic.
Summary: What happens when you mix a prophet of God, a Christian, a man with a Napoleonic Complex, a man who sees the world in terms of the law as Black and white, and a purely humanistic animal together in Prison Block where the only way out is death.
The ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 6, 2002
Pros: Keeps you on the edge of your seat!
Cons: Some of the bad language could have been omitted - Nothing else though
Summary: The Green Mile is a well put together, thought provoking mystery. This movie starts out with the older Paul Edgecome (Dabbs Greer) telling the story of his life (set back in 1935) to a friend in a nursing home. Tom Hanks, who plays the younger Paul ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 8, 2002
Pros: wonderfully produced, both emotional and thought-provoking
Cons: can't think of any...
Summary: When a book is made into a film, usually the film isn’t as good. So when it came time to view the movie “The Green Mile”, my expectations were rather low. Yet it accurately portrayed the story, which was written by Stephen King, better than any movie ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 3, 2001
Pros: Excellent, well acted movie
Cons: Will make a busload of professional athletes cry
Summary: As the person soley responsible for renting the movies for our minor league baseball team. With a team made up of athletes ranging from 18-24 and a cranky manager who said I would have to get off the bus if I rented American Beauty, sometimes I have to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 17, 2001
Pros: Great acting, good story
Cons: Dark,too long, morbid, not as good as Shawshank
Summary: I watched a good film last night.
I say good film as it is. It in not the best but it is a good watch.
Let me set the background for you.
Its a moody, dramatic Prison film set in the 1930's.
Its not just any prison film. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 5, 2001
Pros: None.
Cons: That it was ever made.
Summary: First of all, I will preface this review by saying that just because I hate “The Green Mile,” and you might like it, doesn’t mean that you are not smart. It just means that you are a typical movie-goer, who, when watching a movie, can take yourself to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 19, 2001
Pros: Made you think about miracles and that looks can be deceiving.
Cons: None
Summary: This was an excellent movie. The characters were well thought out and the plot kept me on the edge of my seat. Tom Hanks does an excellent job in his role as the head guard. The man who plays Coffee gave an outstanding charisma to his character. I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2001
Pros: Great actors
Cons: Emotionally Draining
Summary: I'm not one for long movies. I don't like to sit in the theater for hours on end. I get bored. The Green Mile is a long movie and I saw it in the theater and I did not get bored. Time just flew, that's how good it was. I was on an emotional roller ... read more
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