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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
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Editorial Review:
"The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful adaptation of King's serial novel. In the middle of the Depression, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) runs death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Into this dreary world walks a mammoth prisoner, John Coffey (Michael Duncan) who, very slowly, reveals a special gift that will change the men working and dying (in the electric chair, masterfully and grippingly staged) on the mile . As with King's book, Darabont takes plenty of time to show us Edgecomb's world before delving into John Coffey's mystery. With Darabont's superior storytelling abilities, his touch for perfect casting, and a leisurely 188-minute running time, his movie brings to life nearly every character and scene from the novel. Darabont even improves the novel's two endings, creating a more emotionally satisfying experience. The running time may try patience, but those who want a story, as opposed to quick-fix entertainment, will be rewarded by this finely tailored tale. --Doug Thomas
The Green Mile [Region 2] Reviews:
Green Mile Review 
2009-10-31 - This is an excellent film, well done and hard to leave when it is on. A can't miss for your collection.
excellent
2009-10-23 - What an excellent movie! I thank the seller for being so prompt with shipping. 5 stars!!
Halloween Prison Movie
2009-10-20 - Speculative fiction behind bars. Due to the author, director and local, it's like Shawshank with some Fantastic Happenings and so much more. Moving and mesmerizing story has great performances, thick mood and the some of the fastest and most fulfilling 3 hours you'll ever spend.
BD looks and sounds great. An October surprise exclusive at BB.
Indoctrination 
2009-09-21 - After the white man gave the black buck two pieces of cornbread for curing his impotence/testicular cancer, I as DONE.
The metaphor of the demasculated black male's "blessed subservience" to the white man is profound.
The Green Mile
2009-09-16 -
Very entertaining movie, this movie was made from a Stephen King book, and is certainly one of his best.
