Green Mile, The / Pay It Forward / Proof Of Life (DVD, 2001)
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Title: Green Mile, The / Pay It Forward / Proof Of Life
Leading Role: Anthony Heald,Bonnie Hunt,David Caruso,David Morse,Haley Joel Osment,Helen Hunt,James Cromwell,Jay Mohr,Jim Caviezel,Jon Bon Jovi,Kevin Spacey,Meg Ryan,Michael Clarke Duncan,Michael Jeter,Pamela Reed,Russell Crowe,Tom Hanks
Director: Frank Darabont,Mimi Leder,Taylor Hackford
EAN: 7321900219945
Release Year: 2001
Rating: UK:18
Product ID: EPID3944410
Description: A DVD collection of three dramatic American films: THE GREEN MILE (1999, 18), PAY IT FORWARD (2000, 13), and PROOF OF LIFE (2000, 15).<BR>THE GREEN MILE: Director Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the firs...
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THE GREEN MILEReview created: 09/08/06
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4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Having seen the movie, The Green Mile, and read the novel of the same name by Stephan King, I am glad to say that the movie stays true to the book, which in itself is a great read.
I read the book in one setting about a year ago, and after seeing the movie, I didn't see one scene from the book, or one plot point, left out. There were a few minor changes from the book but which in no way detract from either work.
As far as performances, I can imagine many people pointing to Michael Duncan as John Coffey or Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb as the best performances of the movie, and they are good, but I would hope that Michael Jeter would receive recognition for portraying Eduard Delacroix. He plays Delacroix exactly as I pictured him when I read the book.
I can very well see why King himself said this is his favorite of the movies adapted from his novels. It is the only one played out as he had written it.
I wouldn't compare this movie or the book to (Rita Hayworth and) The Shawshank Redemption because that would be unfair to both. They are both great, but are both different. The Green Mile isn't a movie about hope and friendship, as The Shawshank Redemption was, it is a movie about a miracle of a man, and the people he affects.
But like The Shawshank Redemption, I give The Green Mile 5 out of 5 stars. Great story, great cast, great look.
I read the book in one setting about a year ago, and after seeing the movie, I didn't see one scene from the book, or one plot point, left out. There were a few minor changes from the book but which in no way detract from either work.
As far as performances, I can imagine many people pointing to Michael Duncan as John Coffey or Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb as the best performances of the movie, and they are good, but I would hope that Michael Jeter would receive recognition for portraying Eduard Delacroix. He plays Delacroix exactly as I pictured him when I read the book.
I can very well see why King himself said this is his favorite of the movies adapted from his novels. It is the only one played out as he had written it.
I wouldn't compare this movie or the book to (Rita Hayworth and) The Shawshank Redemption because that would be unfair to both. They are both great, but are both different. The Green Mile isn't a movie about hope and friendship, as The Shawshank Redemption was, it is a movie about a miracle of a man, and the people he affects.
But like The Shawshank Redemption, I give The Green Mile 5 out of 5 stars. Great story, great cast, great look.
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The green mile is about the death row wing of a 1950's prison and the relationships formed by the guards and the prisoners,especially a prisoner called john coffey.He has the ability to see into people and take the bad from them and uses this ability on various characters during the film.It is a good old weepy film and keeps you interested to the end.Brilliant 10/10
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