Movie #77: The Green Mile

Movie #: 77
Movie Title: The Green Mile
Year Released: 1999

Director: Frank Darabont
Notable Cast: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Albert Brooks, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, Harry Dean Stanton

Short Description: The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #66
Ranker.com: #65
Lifed.com: #77
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #40
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 7/22/2016

Grade: 4.5 out of 5 (Outstanding)

Rationale: Tom Hanks gets the majority of the screen time because the movie is presented in a flashback from his character’s point of view, but Michael Clarke Duncan clearly steals the show as death row inmate John Coffey. There’s an undeniable amount of soul and passion that he brings to that role. In fact, all of the actors portraying inmates do an excellent job, particularly Sam Rockwell as "Wild Bill" Wharton and Michael Jeter as Eduard Delacroix. Maybe a bit longer of a movie than truly needed, but every minute is splendid.